Slow It Down (East 17 song)

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"Slow It Down"
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Single by East 17
from the album Walthamstow
Released3 April 1993
Genre Pop, R&B
Length4:45
Label London Records
Songwriter(s) Tony Mortimer
East 17 singles chronology
"Deep"
(1993)
"Slow It Down"
(1993)
"West End Girls"
(1993)
Music video
"Slow It Down" on YouTube

"Slow It Down" is a song by British boy band East 17, released in April 1993 as the fourth single from the band's debut album, Walthamstow (1993). It was a number one hit in Israel and peaked within the top 10 in Lithuania. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the single was a top 20 hit.

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Critical reception

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "Feeling at last they may have found their niche, the aspiring teen sensations follow up the Top 10 succes of "Deep" with another pop/rap track in a similar vein. Whether the same thing twice will sell remains to be seen - it's a tactic rivals Take That have deliberately steered clear of." [1] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits gave it two out of five, viewing it as "their weakest single to date." [2]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Chris Clunn and Lawrence Watson. [3] It shows the band performing in front of a white backdrop. The video was later published on YouTube in August 2020. [4]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
Position
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 12
Lithuania (M-1) [6] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [7] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [8] 50
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 13
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [10] 57

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