Traag

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| name = Traag

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| type = single

| artist = Bizzey

| released = {{Start date|2017|05|12|df=yes}}

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| language = Dutch

| English_title = Slow

| genre = *nederhop

| length = 3:07

| label = Noah's Ark

| lyricist = *Bizzey

| producer = * Bizzey

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| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|1z8NpmCqvZE|"Traag"}}}}

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Traag is a song by Dutch hip hop artist Bizzey, featuring rappers Jozo and Kraantje Pappie, released as a single in 2017.

Written by Bizzey, Kraantje Pappie, Jozo and Ramiks, and produced by Ramiks and Bizzey, the song is a Nederhop track with influences from baile funk and dembow.{{Cite web |title=Wat is het grote succes van Bizzey zijn tracks en wat maken deze nummers zo catchy? |url=https://www.skillsuni.com/bizzey-de-6-cruciale-geheimen-achter-zijn-hits-blog/ |website=SkillsUni.com}} The lyrics focus on sexual themes, and the song is considered a club track. A female voice is also heard in the song, though her identity remains unknown as of 2023. She opted out of receiving royalties.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title='Doe ik het goed'-meisje van Bizzey ontving nooit royalty's |url=https://www.rtl.nl/rubrieken/rtl-boulevard/artikel/5221989/doe-ik-het-goed-meisje-van-bizzey-heeft-nooit-royaltys |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=RTL Nieuws & Entertainment |language=nl}}

The song and its music video, which features women dancing provocatively in the streets of Madrid,{{Cite web |last=Peperstraate |first=Kim van |date=2020-01-10 |title=Van de Straat naar Bizzey » Life After Football |url=https://lifeafterfootball.eu/lifestyle/bizzey-vrouw-instagram/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Life After Football |language=nl-NL}} went viral on YouTube, gaining substantial views in the Netherlands and becoming a hit in Turkey.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-07 |title=Hoe hiphopartiest Bizzey een monsterhit scoorde in Turkije |url=https://nos.nl/op3/artikel/2240323-hoe-hiphopartiest-bizzey-een-monsterhit-scoorde-in-turkije |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=nos.nl |language=nl}} By 2024, the video had over 400 million views,{{Cite web |title=Bizzey YouTube Statistics and History |url=https://kworb.net/youtube/artist/bizzey.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=kworb.net}} and became successful in Latin America thanks to TikTok.{{Cite web |title=Bizzey neemt oude hit Traag in het Spaans op vanwege recent TikTok-succes |url=https://www.nu.nl/muziek/6094057/bizzey-neemt-oude-hit-traag-in-het-spaans-op-vanwege-recent-tiktok-succes.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=nu.nl}} It became the most-viewed Dutch-language video on YouTube when it surpassed 50 million views. The song is on Spotify the most streamed Dutch language song in History,{{Cite web |title='Traag' van Bizzey is best bekeken NL videoclip ooit |url=https://www.topbillin.nl/news/archive/traag-van-bizzey-is-best-bekeken-nl-videoclip-ooit/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Topbillin' |language=nl-NL}} trailed by Europapa. The single was certified quadruple platinum in the Netherlands.

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