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}} "Slow Down" is a song by American recording artist Selena Gomez, taken from her debut solo studio album, ''Stars Dance'' (2013). It was released on June 3, 2013, when it was made available for instant digital download along with the pre-order of the album. Hollywood Records later sent the song to mainstream radio as the second and final single from the album on August 13. The dance-pop song was produced by The Cataracs and David Kuncio, and infuses EDM elements in its instrumentation. Lyrically, the song speaks of slowing down time and living in one, magical moment on the dance floor. Music critics gave a mixed reception to the song, with some praising its catchiness and fun production, while others criticized the EDM influence. "Slow Down" has achieved moderate success, reaching number 2 in Belgium (Flanders), while peaking inside the top 20 in Belgium (Wallonia), Russia, and South Korea. In the United States, the song peaked at number 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reached number-one on ''Billboard''s Hot Dance Club Songs chart, and it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 1,000,000 units of the single in the country. On the Pop Songs component chart, it entered the top 10 and reached the position of number 7. The accompanying music video for "Slow Down" was directed by Philip Andelman and filmed in Paris, France. It features Gomez singing along to the track inside of a car, partying in a nightclub, and strutting down the streets of the city. The singer has performed "Slow Down" in a number of live appearances, including on ''Good Morning America'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''Late Show with David Letterman'', and UK TV show ''Surprise, Surprise''. It was also performed as the encore of her Stars Dance Tour. ==Background and composition== On June 3, 2013, during a live chat on her YouTube channel, Gomez revealed that her debut solo studio album would be titled ''Stars Dance'', and also revealed the album's track listing and cover art. During the same chat, the singer announced she would release "Slow Down" as the second single from the album, after "Come & Get It", and that fans would be able to download the song right after pre-ordering the album on iTunes.〔 On August 13, the song was sent to mainstream radio in the United States, while a digital remixes EP was released the following week on Amazon.com.〔〔 On September 6, a digital EP with "Lover in Me", "I Like It That Way" and a remix of "Come & Get It" as b-sides, was released through iTunes in some countries including Brazil, Norway, and Vietnam.〔〔〔 The EP will be released in the United Kingdom on December 8. The song was written by Lindy Robbins, Julia Michaels, Niles Hollowell-Dhar, David Kuncio and Freddy Wexler and was produced by both Hollowell-Dhar, under the production team pseudonym The Cataracs, and Dave Kuncio. "Slow Down" is a high-octane, uptempo dance-pop and EDM song, that has been described as "wobbly club thumper" by Robert Copsey of Digital Spy. It features a dubstep pre-chorus, funk guitars, a four on the floor beat, and a spoken word outro.〔 Lyrically, the song speaks of taking a relationship slowly rather than rushing into things, with Gomez singing, "Can we take it nice and slow, slow / Break it down and drop it low, low / Cause I just wanna party all night in the neon lights 'til you can't let me go."〔 It is written in the key of C# minor. Gomez's vocals span from the low note of B3 to the high note of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Selena Gomez "Slow Down" Sheet Music )〕 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 Down (Selena Gomez song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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