Slow Motion (Trey Songz song)

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"Slow Motion"
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Single by Trey Songz
from the album Trigga Reloaded
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2015
Recorded2014
Genre R&B
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Charlie Puth
  • Geoffro Cause
Trey Songz singles chronology
"Lonely"
(2014)
"Slow Motion"
(2015)
"About You"
(2015)

"Slow Motion" is a song by American singer Trey Songz from Trigga Reloaded , released on January 20, 2015. [1] It has reached number 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Music video

A music video for the popular song directed by Dre Films was released on February 14, 2015. It features his longtime girlfriend and model Tanaya Henry and compares to Usher's "Dive". [2] In the beginning of the music video, Trey picks Tanya up, his love interest, and heads to the club, but changes his mind and decides to take her back to his house instead. In no time, he removes her article of clothing, pours her a drink and make out by the fireplace and on the balcony. Toward the end of the video, Trey takes off his shirt, while his model co-star and love interest Tanya Henry is chilling and smoking a joint and start make love.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 9
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Adult R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 22
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [7] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 64
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] 38

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [10] Gold45,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [12] 3× Platinum3,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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