"Leave Me Slowly" is a song by English record producer, DJ and songwriter

Starsmith Finlay Dow-Smith (born 8 July 1988), known professionally as Starsmith, is a British songwriter, record producer and DJ. Smith's best known for co-writing and serving as the primary producer for Ellie Goulding's debut album '' Lights,'' whic ...

. It was released on 16 August 2024 through Another Rhythm and Headroom Records. It marks his first release since his double single "Give Me a Break"/"Knucklebuster" in 2010. It features uncredited vocals by English singer-songwriter and long-time collaborator

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. It was produced by Starsmith, and written by Dow-Smith, Goulding, and Sarah Troy.

Background

Speaking with Will Vance of ''Magnetic Magazine'', Dow-Smith described the process of how he created the song. He revelead that the instrumental he used included a

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, a

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, a granulator plugin and multi-band distortion plugin.

Promotion

Starsmith started posting snippets of the song on January 10, throughout his social medias. On June 13, he eventually posted the "sketch" version of the song on his

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account. Slowed and sped versions of the track were made available exclusively on TikTok and Instagram. A visualizer was released the same day of the song's release on Another Rhythm's

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channel.

Reception

The song was met with positive reviews by music critics. '' Dork Magazine'' stated that the song wasn't just a track, but "a time machine with a fresh coat of paint", also praised Smith and Goulding partnership stating that "In an industry where reunions are often more about nostalgia than innovation, Goulding's link-up with Starsmith feels like a homecoming we didn't know we needed". Jucilene Barbosa for ''Pop Now'' said that the track "captures the essence of what brought Starsmith and Goulding together in the first place: a passion for creating music that touches the soul and makes us dance."

Track listing

Digital download and streaming - Single # "Leave Me Slowly" — 2:47 Digital download and streaming - okgiorgio Remix # "Leave Me Slowly" (okgiorgio Remix) — 4:22 Digital download and streaming - Babsy. Remix # "Leave Me Slowly" (Babsy. Remix) — 2:24 Digital download and streaming - (Remixes) EP # "Leave Me Slowly" — 2:47 # "Leave Me Slowly" (

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Remix) — 5:04 # "Leave Me Slowly" (Babsy. Remix) — 2:24 # "Leave Me Slowly" (okgiorgio Remix) — 4:22 # "Leave Me Slowly" (MadTom Remix) — 2:57 # "Leave Me Slowly" (rabanis Remix) — 1:48 # "Leave Me Slowly" (CLV Remix) — 2:55

Release history

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