Slow (Kylie Minogue song)

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"Slow" was written by Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey, and Emilíana Torrini, and produced by Carey, Torrini, and Sunnyroads.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=Australian Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=15 July 2013}} In 2009, Torrini explained how she was approached for writing the song, saying "It was like I had just accidentally walked into the line of fire with, "Hey! You There! It was all quite surreal. I still think Kylie's people were trying to call Jamelia, and they just got the wrong number. It'd be much more funny if that is how it actually happened".{{cite web | url=http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/03/emiliana-torrini-interview-2009/ | title=Emilíana Torrini interview • "I still think Kylie's people were trying to call Jamelia and they just got the wrong number" | publisher=Wears the Trousers | date=13 March 2009 | access-date=1 October 2013 | last=Bartlam | first=Leigh| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213350/http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/03/emiliana-torrini-interview-2009/|archive-date=4 October 2013}} Through the lyrics of the song, Minogue urges a man, whom she meets at a club, to "slow down" and dance with her.{{cite web|title=Music Review: Kylie Minogue "Slow"|url=http://dusk411.joeuser.com/article/6537/Music_Review_Kylie_Minogue_Slow|publisher=The Bland Is Out There. Stardock Corporation|access-date=16 July 2013|date=3 February 2004}} According to Minogue, the lyrics of the song are about "how time and space have a different meaning when you meet someone".{{cite web|last=Ives|first=Brian|title=Kylie Minogue: Disco's Thin White Dame|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485255/disco-down-under.jhtml|publisher=MTV. Viacom Media Networks|access-date=26 October 2013|author2=Bottomley, C. |date=24 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030132118/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485255/disco-down-under.jhtml|archive-date=30 October 2013}} She further said that she "loved the way the song had this push-pull effect; the musical and lyrical combination gives you a sense of that".

Musically, the song is an eighties-inspired electropop and synth-pop track.{{cite magazine|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=Kylie Minogue: Body Language|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/kylie-minogue-body-language|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=16 July 2013|date=14 November 2003}}{{cite web|last1=Ewing|first1=Tom|title=KYLIE MINOGUE – "Slow"|url=http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2003/09/kylie-minogue-%EF%BF%BD-%EF%BF%BDslow%EF%BF%BD/|website=Freaky Trigger|access-date=6 June 2017|date=30 September 2003}} It utilises a very simple and "minimalist" style of production and was described as an "electro-pop/disco fusion with percolating crackle-and-pop beats and sugary vocal overdubs" by Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine. Additionally, it contains elements of electroclash and club music. According to Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger, the gentle bassline and 'shimmering' backing of "Slow" are derived from the then-popular microhouse genre, comparing it to the music found on the German label Kompakt.{{cite web |last1=Ewing |first1=Tom |title=Kylie Minogue – "Slow" |url=http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2020/04/kylie-minogue-slow/ |website=Freaky Trigger |access-date=9 August 2021 |date=28 April 2020}} Dom Passantino of Stylus Magazine similarly described it as "German minimalist techno" similar to the work of Reinhard Voigt,{{cite web |last1=Passantino |first1=Ddom |title="Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millennium's UK No. 1 Singles |url=http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/gotta-get-thru-this-dom-passantinos-survey-of-the-new-milleniums-uk-1-singles.html |website=Stylus Magazine |access-date=9 August 2021 |date=10 April 2006 |archive-date=7 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107103302/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/gotta-get-thru-this-dom-passantinos-survey-of-the-new-milleniums-uk-1-singles.html |url-status=dead }} while Alex Macpherson of The Guardian, in an article of German minimal techno, said "Slow" was "essentially a minimal track with an added pop vocal" and an early instance of the sound achieving mainstream success.{{cite web |last1=Macpherson |first1=Alex |title=Space exploration |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/28/electronicmusic |website=The Guardian |access-date=9 August 2021 |date=26 November 2007}} Tim Sendra of AllMusic called it a revamp of disco, specifically the subgenre of space disco.{{AllMusic |class=album |id= mw0003274772|title= Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019): Review |last= Sendra|first= Tim|access-date= 21 February 2024}}

In late 2012, "Slow" was re-recorded by Minogue for inclusion in her orchestral compilation album The Abbey Road Sessions.{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=The Abbey Road Sessions- Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-abbey-road-sessions-mw0002420710|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=16 July 2013}} On the album, Minogue reworked 16 of her past songs with an orchestra, which, according to Nick Levine from BBC Music, "re-imagine them without the disco glitz and vocal effects".{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|title=Kylie Minogue The Abbey Road Sessions Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xfrj|publisher=BBC Music. BBC|access-date=17 July 2013}} "Slow" is approached with a more jazz and trip hop influenced take, with Minogue again delivering sultry and seductive vocals. The song was written in the key of B♭ minor.

"Slow" was released as the lead single from Minogue's ninth studio album, Body Language, by Festival Mushroom Records in Australia and by Parlophone in Europe on 3 November 2003. The cover art of the single, as well as other promotion shoots related to the album, which was shot by fashion photographers Mert and Marcus, show Minogue striking a pose in a black and white striped crop top, which reveals her midriff, and low-cut pants. Her appearance is similar to that of French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot. Minogue described the promotion shoots as "the perfect mix of coquette, kitten and rock 'n' roll", and revealed that "We shot it on location in the South of France, so it was [easy to] channel the spirit of [Brigitte] Bardot. She's a great iconic reference, particularly that period where she was working with Serge Gainsbourg".

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"Slow" was critically acclaimed by music critics. Ethan Brown from New York praised the production of the song and commented "Everything at the top of the pops should sound as good as Kylie Minogue's "Slow"". He further felt that most of the songs on Body Language "mimic its sound, [though] none of the other songs on Body Language come close to the achievement of "Slow" and concluded that ""Slow" should be a template for pop singers who fancy themselves aesthetes".{{cite magazine|last=Brown|first=Ethan|title=Get Lost|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/reviews/n_9841/|magazine=New York|access-date=1 November 2013|date=16 February 2004}} Adrien Begrand from PopMatters commented that the song was "one of the strongest singles" of Minogue's career, praising her minimalistic approach on the song and its simple arrangement.{{cite magazine|last=Adrien|first=Begrand|title=Kylie Minogue: Body Language|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/minoguekylie-body/|magazine=PopMatters|access-date=17 July 2013|date=17 March 2004}} The Spin magazine review of the song complimented Minogue's vocals, saying that they will "bring all the boys to the yard".{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue, 'Body Language'|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/kylie-minogue-body-language-emi/|work=Spin|access-date=17 July 2013|date=22 July 2004}} Eric Seguy from Stylus Magazine favoured Minogue's demanding vocals, saying that the listener "is open to Kylie’s demands, and willing to resort to any means necessary to impress her".{{cite magazine|last=Seguy|first=Eric|title=Kylie Minogue- Body Language- Review|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1778|magazine=Stylus Magazine|access-date=17 July 2013|date=3 March 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604220033/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1778|archive-date=4 June 2011}} Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine felt that the song is one of the "few of the tracks on Body Language approach(ing) the club-thumping zeal of Fever". Chris True from AllMusic picked the song as an album highlight of Body Language.{{cite web|last=True|first=Chris|title=Body Language- Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/body-language-mw0000332555|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=17 July 2013}} Olive Pometsey from GQ deemed it Minogue's best and most "seductive" track, concluding that "featuring breathy vocals over seductive synths, it's the kind of song that would soundtrack that moment when you accidentally lock eyes with a hot stranger in a club perfectly [...] is indeed a slower track, but don't write it off that reason".{{cite web |last1=Pometesey |first1=Olive |title=The best Kylie bangers to listen to before she headlines Glastonbury By Olive Pometsey |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/best-kylie-minogue-songs |work=GQ |access-date=18 November 2019 |date=30 June 2019}}

The Abbey Road Sessions' version of the song also generated a favourable response. Tim Sendra from AllMusic enjoyed the "sultry trip-hop take" on the song and picked it as a highlight on the album. Nick Levine from BBC Music felt that "Slow" received the "most startling makeover" on the album, and described it as a "slinky jazz shuffle, complete with vampish vocal performance". Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club appreciated the song's graceful nature, calling it a "slinky come-on".{{cite web|last=Zaleski|first=Annie|title=Kylie Minogue: The Abbey Road Sessions|url=https://www.avclub.com/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-1798174868|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|access-date=17 July 2013|date=6 November 2012}} Philip Matusavage from MusicOMH appreciated the song's jazz influences, noting that it "suggests that Kylie and jazz could make for great things".{{cite web|last=Matusavage|first=Philip|title=Kylie Minogue – The Abbey Road Sessions|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions|publisher=MusicOMH|access-date=17 July 2013|date=29 October 2012}} Jeff Katz from Idolator singled out the song as the "Most Surprising Reworking" on the album.{{cite web|last=Katz|first=Jeff|title=Kylie Minogue's 'The Abbey Road Sessions': Album Review|url=http://idolator.com/7204181/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-album-review|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125222712/http://idolator.com/7204181/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-album-review|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|publisher=Idolator. SpinMedia|access-date=17 July 2013|date=6 November 2012}} Jude Rogers from The Quietus, however, felt that the song does not "respond well to this (orchestral) treatment".{{cite magazine|last=Rogers|first=Jude| author-link = Jude Rogers |title=Kylie|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/10856-kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions-review|magazine=The Quietus|access-date=17 July 2013|date=30 November 2012}}

Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine included "Slow" on his list of "Top 10 Singles & Videos of 2004" at number five, calling it "one of the hottest tracks of the year."{{cite magazine|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|title=Top 10 Albums, Singles, & Videos of 2004|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/2004-year-in-music|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=18 April 2014|date=15 December 2004}} At the 2004 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony, "Slow" received a nomination in the categories "Best Contemporary Song" and "International Hit of the Year", but lost the awards to Amy Winehouse's song "Stronger Than Me" and Dido's song "White Flag", respectively.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.thefader.com/2004/04/26/coldplay-dizzee-rascal-goldfrapp-up-for-2004-ivor-novello-awards/ | title=Coldplay, Dizzee Rascal, Goldfrapp Up For 2004 Ivor Novello Awards | magazine=The Fader | date=26 April 2004 | access-date=19 July 2013 | author=Goldstein, Jeremy P. | archive-date=20 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920094453/http://www.thefader.com/2004/04/26/coldplay-dizzee-rascal-goldfrapp-up-for-2004-ivor-novello-awards | url-status=dead }}{{cite news|title=Ivor Novellos 2004: The winners|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3755007.stm|work=BBC News|access-date=19 July 2013|date=27 May 2004}} At the 47th Grammy Awards ceremony held in the year 2005, "Slow" was nominated for "Best Dance Recording", but lost to Britney Spears's song "Toxic", which was originally written for Minogue.{{cite web | url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/grammys/2005/nominees/awards.jhtml?nomCat=dance | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218012136/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/grammys/2005/nominees/awards.jhtml?nomCat=dance | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 February 2005 | title=Grammy 2005: Nominees | publisher=VH1. Viacom Media Networks | access-date=19 July 2013}} In order to celebrate Valentine's Day on 14 February 2012, UK copyright collection society and performance rights organisation PRS for Music compiled a list of the top ten "sexy songs" and placed "Slow" on the top of the list.{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue's Slow Tops Sexy Songs List|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/kylie-minogues-slow-tops-sexy-songs-list_1292675|magazine=Contactmusic.com|access-date=19 July 2013|date=9 February 2012}} In 2012, Minogue picked "Slow" as her all-time favourite song from her 25 years in music;{{cite web | url=http://idolator.com/6674081/kylie-minogue-madonna-lady-gaga-watch-what-happens | title=Kylie Minogue Asked Whether Madonna Or Lady Gaga Is More Talented, Discusses Turning Down "Toxic" | publisher=Idolator. SpinMedia | date=29 June 2012 | access-date=21 July 2013 | author=Daw, Robbie | archive-date=31 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831131416/https://www.idolator.com/6674081/kylie-minogue-madonna-lady-gaga-watch-what-happens | url-status=dead }} in 2023, she cited the song as a reference point for her album of that year, Tension.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/inside-kylie-minogues-one-night-only-show-at-the-carlyle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512162448/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/inside-kylie-minogues-one-night-only-show-at-the-carlyle |title=Inside Kylie Minogue's One-Night-Only Show at the Carlyle |author=Bell, Keaton |date=9 June 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2023 |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=Vogue |url-status=live}} Writing for the Herald Sun, Cameron Adams placed it at number 5 on his list of the singer's best songs in honor of her 50th birthday, calling it "'Can't Get You Out of My Head'{{'}}s emo cousin – also with a deceptively simple electronic pulse, but taking a much darker tone [...] vocally Kylie moves from detached to carnal in the space of a verse, and somehow ["Slow"] sounds like everything and nothing is happening all at once".{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Cameron |title=For her 50th birthday, we rank Kylie Minogue's 50 best songs |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/melbourne/for-her-50th-birthday-we-rank-kylie-minogues-50-best-songs/news-story/f7d1f1f850b7579153567df0cc28528e |work=Herald Sun |access-date=3 April 2019 |date=18 May 2018}}

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In Minogue's native country Australia, "Slow" entered and peaked at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, spending a total of 11 weeks on the chart. In this territory, the song was later certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales of 70,000 units.{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=19 July 2013}} In Austria, the song entered the Austrian Singles Chart at number 24 and peaked at number 20, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=Austrian Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=19 July 2013|language=de}} In the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, the song entered the Ultratop chart at number 15 and peaked at number nine, spending a total of 10 weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/16e2/Kylie-Minogue-Slow|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=19 July 2013|language=nl}} In Canada, the song peaked at number six on the Canadian Singles Chart. In Denmark, the song entered and peaked at number one on the Danish Singles Chart, spending a total of nine weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=Danish Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=19 July 2013|language=da}} In France, the song entered and peaked at number 45 on the French Singles Chart, spending a total of 18 weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=French Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=19 July 2013|language=fr}} In Germany, the song peaked at number eight on the German Singles Chart.{{cite web|title=Single- Kylie Minogue Slow|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Kylie+Minogue&title=Slow&cat=s&country=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111221817/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Kylie+Minogue&title=Slow&cat=s&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 November 2014|publisher=Charts.de. Media Control|access-date=19 July 2013|language=de}} In Italy, the song entered the Italian Singles Chart at number nine and peaked at number six, spending a total of eight weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=Italian Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=20 June 2013}} In New Zealand, the song entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 10 and peaked at number nine, spending a total of six weeks on the chart.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Slow (Song)|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=Slow&cat=s|publisher=New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien|access-date=19 July 2013}} "Slow" also debuted at number one in Spain.

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with 48,500 copies in its first-week,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5w8l7u3bvE4C&dq=Kylie+Minogue+copies+sold&pg=PA133|title=GCSE Media Studies for WJEC|publisher=Pearson Education|access-date=28 May 2024|first1=Mandy|last1=Esseen|first2=Martin|last2=Phillips|first3=Anne|last3=Riley|page=133|date=2004|isbn=978-0-435-10967-7 }} becoming Minogue's seventh number one single in the region.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/kylie%20minogue/|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=19 July 2013}}{{cite web|title=2003 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031109/7501/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=21 July 2013|date=15 November 2003}} It earned her a record for being the female artist for spending the longest duration as a UK chart topper.{{cite web|title=Slow|url=http://www.kylie.com/discography/singles/slow/|publisher=Kylie.com. Parlophone|access-date=27 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227144428/http://stage.kylie.com/discography/singles/slow/|archive-date=27 February 2014}} As of today, it is her last single to reach number one in the country.{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Justin|title=Official Charts Flashback 2003: Kylie Minogue – Slow|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/features/official-charts-flashback-2003-kylie-minogue-slow-2612/|publisher=Official Charts|access-date=17 December 2013|date=15 November 2013}} The single remained in the top ten for two weeks and in the top hundred for fifteen weeks.{{cite web|title=Slow|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kylie-minogue-slow/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 Aug 2023}} In the United States, "Slow" peaked at numbers 91 and one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart{{cite magazine|title=Kylie Minogue- Chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kylie minogue|chart=Hot 100}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 July 2013}} and Dance Club Play chart, respectively.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/awards|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=19 July 2013}}{{cite magazine|title=Dance/Club Play Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-02-28/dance-club-play-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=21 July 2013|date=28 February 2004}} It is Minogue's last entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, to date.

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The accompanying music video for "Slow" was directed by Baillie Walsh and choreographed by Michael Rooney.{{cite web|title=Slow|date=21 October 2003 |url=http://imvdb.com/video/kylie-minogue/slow |publisher=IMVDb |access-date=19 July 2013}} The video was shot in Barcelona, Spain,{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue – Slow|url=http://www.districtmtv.co.uk/article/topic/music/nlucws/kylie-minogue-slow-video/kxej9x|publisher=District MTV. Viacom Media Networks|access-date=19 July 2013|date=1 April 2013}} and begins with a scene of a man diving into the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc swimming pool{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue 'Slow'|url=http://diamonds-wood.blogspot.in/2012/09/kylie-minogue-slow.html|publisher=Diamonds and Wood|access-date=31 July 2013|author=Claire|date=3 September 2012}} and coming out of its edge, where a number of very lightly beachwear-clad people are sunbathing. Minogue stands out in a series of different zoom central shots lying on a sky-blue towel wearing a dark blue bodyhugging Balenciaga dress. The next scenes of the video capture her singing the song through different camera angles, particularly during the chorus when the camera angle shifts to a "bird's eye" view and show Minogue amid beach models performing synchronised choreography to the dance beats. A reviewer from District MTV commented that the video showed that "synchronised sun bathing is more fun than it sounds". Ben Taylor from Swide Magazine included the video in his list of Minogue's "Best Music Video Moments".{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Ben|title=Kylie Minogue's Best music video Moments|url=http://www.swide.com/art-culture/music-news/best-kylie-minogue-music-video-moments-including-new-single-2013-skirt/2013/5/28|publisher=Swide Magazine|access-date=19 July 2013|date=28 May 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112408/http://www.swide.com/art-culture/music-news/best-kylie-minogue-music-video-moments-including-new-single-2013-skirt/2013/5/28|url-status=dead}} Used for promoting the song, the video premiered earlier than the song's release date, on 21 October 2003. Minogue talked about the video, saying:

"The video is set in Barcelona at the Olympic Diving site. I lie down for the whole video, which I thought was a very cunning plan. But then I ended up having to sing directly into the camera when the sun was right next it, so tears were streaming down my face! Videos always have a painful moment. It's either too hot or it's too cold or there's always something. That's part of the fun, I guess"

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Minogue performed "Slow" on 6 November 2003, at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.{{cite web|title=2003 MTV Europe Music Awards, The (2003)|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/534801/the-2003-mtv-europe-music-awards|publisher=Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System|access-date=20 July 2013}}{{cite magazine|last=Hodges|first=Jessica|title=MTV Europe Music Awards 2003|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/mtv-europe-music-awards/|magazine=PopMatters|access-date=20 June 2013|date=17 November 2003}} Since its release, "Slow" has been featured on all of Minogue's concert tour set lists, with the exception of the Anti Tour. In 2003, she performed the song on the one-night only concert Money Can't Buy, which was used to promote Body Language and was held at major entertainment venue Hammersmith Apollo in London.{{cite magazine|title=Body Language Live|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66550/body-language-live|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 July 2013}} In 2005, she performed the song on her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour. Minogue was unable to complete the tour as she was diagnosed with early breast cancer and had to cancel the Australian leg of the tour.{{cite web|title=Kylie diagnosed with breast cancer, cancels aussie leg of showgirl tour|url=http://www.fridae.asia/newsfeatures/2005/05/18/1422.kylie-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-cancels-aussie-leg-of-showgirl-tour|publisher=Fridae|access-date=20 June 2013|date=18 May 2005}} After undergoing treatment and recovery, she resumed the concert tour in the form of Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in 2007.{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue- Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kylie-minogue-mn0000776093/biography|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=19 July 2013}} In 2008, she performed the song on the KylieX2008 tour, which was launched to promote her tenth studio album X. The show was split in five acts and "Slow" was featured on the fourth act entitled "Xposed".{{cite web|title=Kylie X 2008- Kylie Minogue|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kylie-x-2008-mw0001715234|publisher=AllMusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=5 October 2013}}

In 2009, she performed the song on the For You, for Me tour, which was her first concert tour in North America.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|title=Kylie Minogue / October 4, 2009 / Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/267179/kylie-minogue-october-4-2009-los-angeles-hollywood-bowl|magazine=Billboard|access-date=21 August 2013|date=6 October 2009}} In 2011, she performed a jazz-oriented version of the song on the Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour, which was launched to promote her eleventh studio album Aphrodite.{{cite web|last=Power|first=Ed|title=Kylie Minogue, The O2, Dublin, review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/8402213/Kylie-Minogue-The-O2-Dublin-review.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=21 August 2013|date=24 March 2011}} In 2012, Minogue promoted The Abbey Road Sessions by performing on the BBC Proms in the Park at Hyde Park, London. During the event, she sang the orchestral version of "Slow".{{cite web|title=Kylie Minogue thrilled by 'magical' Proms concert|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19541732|publisher=BBC|access-date=25 January 2015|date=10 September 2012}} In 2014 and 2015, Minogue performed the song during her Kiss Me Once Tour and Kylie Summer 2015 Tour respectly. The performances employed a laser lighting display and featured a "Matrix-style" break-dance routine.{{cite web|last1=Caffery|first1=Adrian|title=Review and setlist: Kylie Minogue at Birmingham NIA|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-setlist-kylie-minogue-birmingham-7899776|website=Birmingham Mail|access-date=25 January 2015|date=7 October 2014}} For the Golden Tour in 2018–19, Minogue performed a "leather-bar version" of the song;{{cite news |last1=Spring |first1=Alexandra |title=Kylie Minogue review – a golden performance from Australia's favourite tinsel fairy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/06/kylie-minogue-review-a-golden-performance-from-australias-favourite-tinsel-fairy |access-date=3 April 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=6 March 2019}} she was dressed in an all-leather ensemble and was surrounded by a group of motorbike-riding men.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Writing for news.com.au, Nick Bond felt the performance showcased the singer's ability to "breathe new life into some of her most inescapable hits via canny new arrangements".{{cite web |last1=Bond |first1=Nick |title=How Kylie pulled off the perfect pop comeback – again |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/how-kylie-pulled-off-the-perfect-pop-comeback-again/news-story/b8aea9d9a091e18230989b6ef8c4981b |website=news.com.au |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=6 March 2019}}

A "pulsating" mashup of "Slow" and David Bowie's "Fashion" (1980) was performed during Minogue's 2019 summer tour. She wore a hot red racing driver outfit and was joined by male dancers in pink blazers and kilts.{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Katie |title=Kylie Minogue at Castlefield: A pop spectacular filled with love, glitter, rainbows... and waving at trains – review |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/kylie-minogue-castlefield-pop-spectacular-16572721 |work=Manchester Evening News |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=12 July 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Thomas |title=Kylie Minogue review: Unapologetically cheesy, but still so endearing |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/kylie-minogue-review-hampton-court-palace-festival-a4172746.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=21 June 2019}} The performance was highlighted by the Evening Standard{{'}}s Thomas Hobbs as one of the show's best moments. Hobbs also praised the singer for looking "every inch the icon". Minogue repeated the performance during her appearance at The Graham Norton Show in November 2019.{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Laura |title=Who's on the Graham Norton show tonight? Ricky Gervais, Kylie Minogue, Lewis Hamilton and Elizabeth Banks appear |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/graham-norton-show-who-guests-tonight-kylie-minogue-ricky-gervais-lewis-hamilton-elizabeth-banks-366081 |work= i |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=22 November 2019}} A "sexy, languid disco" mashup of "Slow" and Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" (1975) was performed by the singer, who wore a gold 1970s-inspired jumpsuit, on her 2020 live stream concert Infinite Disco.{{cite web |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |title=Live Review: Kylie Minogue's Dazzling 'INFINITE DISCO' |url=https://www.idolator.com/7915905/live-review-kylie-minogues-dazzling-infinite-disco?view-all&chrome=1 |publisher=Idolator |access-date=1 April 2021 |date=8 November 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The performance was praised by i{{'}}s Kate Solomon, who highlighted its "sultry, bassy arrangement".{{cite web |last1=Solomon |first1=Kate |title=Kylie: Infinite Disco, review: Minogue's dancing through the darkness is a joy |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/kylie-minogue-infinite-disco-review-online-streaming-concert-753968 |website=i |access-date=1 April 2021 |date=9 November 2020}}

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Australian CD1 and UK/European CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=Australian CD1 liner notes|publisher=Festival Mushroom Records|id=021642}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=UK/European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=7243 553363 0 9}}

1. "Slow"
2. "Sweet Music"
3. "Slow" (Medicine 8 Remix)
4. "Slow" (video)

Australian CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=Australian CD2 liner notes|publisher=Festival Mushroom Records|id=021645}}

1. "Slow"
2. "Soul on Fire"
3. "Slow" (Radio Slave Mix)
4. "Slow" (Synth City Remix)

UK/European CD1 and digital single{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=UK/European CD1 liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=7243 553362 2 4}}

1. "Slow"
2. "Soul on Fire"

UK and European 12-inch picture disc{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=UK 12-inch picture disc sleeve|publisher=Parlophone|id=7243 5 53362 6 2}}

:A1. "Slow" (Extended Mix)

:B1. "Slow" (Radio Slave Mix)

:B2. "Slow" (Medicine 8 Remix)

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Japanese CD maxi-single{{cite AV media notes|title=Slow|others=Kylie Minogue|year=2003|type=Japanese CD maxi-single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=TOCP-40168}}

1. "Slow"
2. "Soul on Fire"
3. "Slow" (Medicine 8 Remix)
4. "Slow" (Radio Slave Mix)
5. "Slow" (Extended Mix)

Digital download (Remixes)

1. "Slow" (Acapella)
2. "Slow" (The Chemical Brothers Remix Edit)
3. "Slow" (Extended Instrumental)
4. "Slow" (Extended Mix)
5. "Slow" (Medicine 8 Remix)
6. "Slow" (Radio Slave Mix)
7. "Slow" (Synth City Remix)

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Slow"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|award=Platinum|access-date=10 January 2015}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|nocert=true|salesamount=169,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-50-golden-chart-facts-about-the-original-pop-princess__21489/|title=Kylie Minogue: 50 golden chart facts about the original pop princess | last=Copsey | first=Rob |work=Official Charts | date=28 June 2019|access-date=30 June 2019 }}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|nocert=true|salesamount=63,000| salesref={{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/472719/ask-billboard-katy-perry-kylie-minogue-cee-lo-green?page=0%2C1 |title=Ask Billboard: Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Cee Lo Green | last=Trust | first=Gary |magazine=Billboard | date=4 March 2011|access-date=13 April 2016 }}}}

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• List of number-one singles of 2003 (Australia)
• List of Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number ones of 2004
• List of Romanian Top 100 number ones
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s

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