Slow Motion (Juvenile song)

"Slow Motion"
Single by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim
from the album Juve the Great
Released March 1, 2004
Recorded 2003
Genre Dirty rap
Length 4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dani Kartel
Juvenile singles chronology
"Bounce Back"
(2003) 		"Slow Motion"
(2004) 		"Nolia Clap"
(2004)
Audio
"Slow Motion" on YouTube

"Slow Motion" is a song by American rapper Juvenile featuring American rapper Soulja Slim. It was released as a single on March 1, 2004 and is Juvenile's and Soulja Slim's only number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song is an original production by Dani Kartel. It held the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks from August 7, 2004, and was the first number one for both Juvenile and Soulja Slim. It was the seventh song to reach number 1 posthumously for a credited artist since "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, and was also the first number 1 hit for Cash Money Records.

Background and content

Although not planned as a tribute, it came out as one of the more popular posthumous songs because of Soulja Slim's sudden death in November 2003, before the recording process was released (though the beat and lyrics had already been recorded by Soulja).

The "slow motion" of the title is the movement of a woman's body, with the lyrics proclaiming: "Uh, I like it like that / She working that back; I don't know how to act / Slow motion for me, slow motion for me / Slow motion for me; move it slow motion for me".

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.

Music video

In the video, everyone wears black T-shirts with R.I.P. Soulja Slim in white text on the front and back. There are also people holding Thou shall not kill paperboard signs. In the middle of the video there are cameo appearances by the rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne, signalling the end of animosity between Juvenile and Cash Money.

Remixes

  • "Slow Motion" Official Remix featuring Ying Yang Twins and Wyclef Jean from Juvenile's Greatest Hits compilation.
  • "Slow Motion Megamix", featuring Wyclef Jean, Juvenile, Soulja Slim, Ying Yang Twins, UTP and Bun B.
  • "Slow Motion" was sampled by the American recording artist Kesha, in her song of the same title, featuring Three 6 Mafia. Though planned to be on her first album Animal, it was scrapped from the record and remains an unreleased track.
  • "Kill Tonight" featured on Tyga's Black Thoughts Vol.1
  • "Slow Motion" Remix featuring August Alsina from his EP "August Alsina University".

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 19, 2004 Rhythmic contemporary radio Cash Money, Universal
July 12, 2004 Contemporary hit radio

See also