"Slow Motion" is a song by American rapper Juvenile featuring American rapper

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. 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, following "

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Background and content

Although not planned as a tribute, "Slow Motion" 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 ''

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Critical reception

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'' commented that "Slow Motion" has “one of the catchiest choruses of any

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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

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, signalling the end of animosity between Juvenile and Cash Money.

Remixes

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from Juvenile's '' The Greatest Hits'' compilation. *"Slow Motion Megamix", featuring Wyclef Jean, Soulja Slim, Ying Yang Twins, UTP and

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. *"Slow Motion" was

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by the American recording artist

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, in her song of the same title, featuring

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's 2009 mixtape ''Black Thoughts''. *"Slow Motion" Remix featuring

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from his 2012 EP ''August Alsina University''.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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