Nice & Slow

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"Nice & Slow"
Nice & Slow.jpg
Single by Usher
from the album My Way
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1998 (1998-01-06)
Genre
Length3:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jermaine Dupri
Usher singles chronology
"You Make Me Wanna..."
(1997)		"Nice & Slow"
(1998)		"The Party Continues"
(1998)
Remix cover
Usherniceandslowremixes.jpg

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [52] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [21] 3× Platinum1,500,000 [54]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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