| "You're Too Slow" | ||||
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| Single by Odetari | ||||
| from the EP Door To Dusk | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
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| Length | 1:56 | |||
| Label | Artist Partner Group | |||
| Songwriter | Taha Ahmad | |||
| Producer | Odetari | |||
| Odetari singles chronology | ||||
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| Original cover | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "You're Too Slow" on YouTube | ||||
"You're Too Slow" is a song written and performed by singer and rapper Odetari,released as a single on March 29,2023,through Odetari Records [a] and then re-released on May 18,2023. [3] The song garnered mass popularity throughout TikTok and other social media. [4] [5]
"You're Too Slow" was inspired by the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog,with the title referring to one of the character's catchphrases. The lyrics convey a spirit of competition and the desire to be as fast as Sonic. Odetari uses the lines "Try and keep up with me now" and "Keep up,keep up" as a challenge to demonstrate his speed. It is also categorized as a slowed &reverb/sped up song. [5] The original version of the song includes vocal models and a brief break with an AI-generated voice of Sonic the Hedgehog,indicating hubris and a desire to dominate the game. [6]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||