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"Slow" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her ninth studio album ''Body Language'' (2003). It was released as the lead single from the album by Parlophone on 3 November 2003. The song was written by Minogue, Dan Carey, Emilíana Torrini, and produced by Carey, Torrini, and Sunnyroads. "Slow" is a synthpop song in which Minogue invites a man to "slow down" and dance with her. Upon its release, "Slow" was acclaimed by music critics, many of whom praised Minogue's sensual and seductive vocals. At the 47th Grammy Awards ceremony, the song received a nomination in the category of "Best Dance Recording". Commercially, the song was a success and peaked at number one on the charts of countries like Australia, Denmark, Spain and the United Kingdom. The song also reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. In Australia, the song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 70,000 units. An accompanying music video for the song was shot in Barcelona, Spain, and features Minogue singing the song while sunbathing next to the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc swimming pool. For additional promotion, Minogue performed the song on a number of television shows. Since its release, the song has been performed by Minogue on all of her concert tours till date, with the exception of the Anti Tour. In 2012, Minogue named "Slow" as her favourite song from her music career. ==Background and composition== "Slow" was written by Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey, and Emilíana Torrini, and produced by Carey, Torrini, and Sunnyroads.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s )〕 In 2009, Torrini explained how she was approached for writing the song, saying "It was like I had just accidentally walked into the line of fire with, "Hey! You There! It was all quite surreal. I still think Kylie's people were trying to call Jamelia, and they just got the wrong number. It'd be much more funny if that is how it actually happened". Musically, the song is an eighties-inspired synthpop track. It utilises a very simple and "minimalist" style of production and was described as an "electro-pop/disco fusion with percolating crackle-and-pop beats and sugary vocal overdubs" by Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine.〔 Additionally, it contains elements of electroclash and club music.〔 Through the lyrics of the song, Minogue urges a man, whom she meets at a club, to "slow down" and dance with her. According to Minogue, the lyrics of the song are about " how time and space have a different meaning when you meet someone". She further said that she "loved the way the song had this push-pull effect; the musical and lyrical combination gives you a sense of that".〔 In late 2012, "Slow" was re-recorded by Minogue for inclusion in her orchestral compilation album ''The Abbey Road Sessions''. On the album, Minogue reworked 16 of her past songs with an orchestra, which, according to Nick Levine from BBC Music, "re-imagine them without the disco glitz and vocal effects". "Slow" is approached with a more jazz and trip hop influenced take, with Minogue again delivering sultry and seductive vocals.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slow (Kylie Minogue song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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