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{{Short description|1994 song by Magnapop}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Slowly, Slowly
| cover      = Magnapop - Slowly, Slowly.gif
| alt        = An extreme closeup of the right eye and forehead of a woman is tinted dark green with the words "magnapop" and "slowly, slowly" written in orange at the extreme top and middle of the cover respectively.
| caption    = The cover to the commercial release of the single is green and the promotional release is red with a close-up on the eyes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Magnapop]]
| album      = [[Hot Boxing]]
| A-side     = "Slowly, Slowly"
| B-side     = "Song #1"<br />"Here It Comes" (Niceley Version)<br />"Puff"
| released   = {{start date|1994}}
| recorded   = August 1993
| studio     = *[[Pedernales Recording Studio|Pedernales Recording]] ([[Spicewood, Texas]])
*Bosstown (Atlanta, Georgia) ([[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]])
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop punk]]
| length     = 3:35
| label      = [[Play It Again Sam Records|Play It Again Sam]]
| writer     = [[Linda Hopper]], [[Ruthie Morris]]
| producer   = [[Bob Mould]], [[Ted Niceley]]
| prev_title = [[Merry (song)|"Merry"/"Complicated"]]
| prev_year  = 1992
| next_title = [[Lay It Down (Magnapop song)|Lay It Down]]
| next_year  = 1994
| misc       = {{Audio sample
| type        = single
| file        = Magnapop - Slowly, Slowly.ogg
| description = The chorus of "Slowly, Slowly" is emblematic of Magnapop's combination of aggressive guitar mixed with pop-influenced harmony vocals.
}}
}}
"'''Slowly, Slowly'''" is a 1994 single by [[Magnapop]] from the album ''[[Hot Boxing]]'', released by [[Play It Again Sam Records]] on [[CD]] (catalogue number 450.0257.22 - BIAS 257 CD) and [[12"]] [[gramophone record]] (450.0257.30 - BIAS 257), as well as a limited-edition white vinyl version (450.0257.38 - BIAS 257 X.) A promo CD edition was released by [[Priority Records]] as DPRO 50804. A recording of the song is also featured on the [[live album]] ''[[Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005]]''. A [[music video]] was created for the song in 1994 and it was featured on the 1995 soundtrack to the film ''[[Mad Love (1995 film)|Mad Love]]''.
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Linda Hopper]] and [[Ruthie Morris]], except where noted
#"Slowly, Slowly"&nbsp;– 3:35
#"[[3 Songs (Fugazi EP)|Song #1]]" ([[Ian MacKaye]])&nbsp;– 2:21
#"Here It Comes" (Niceley Version)&nbsp;– 2:40
#"Puff"&nbsp;– 3:16
==Personnel==
;Magnapop
*[[Linda Hopper]]&nbsp;– [[Lead vocalist|lead]] [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[David McNair]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Ruthie Morris]]&nbsp;– [[Lead guitar|lead]] [[guitar]]
*[[Shannon Mulvaney]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
;Technical staff
*David Collins&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|remastering]] at [[A&M Studios]]
*Valerie Raimonde&nbsp;– design
*[[Ruth Leitman]]&nbsp;– [[art direction]], photography
*[[Bob Mould]]&nbsp;– [[Record producer|production]] on "Slowly, Slowly"
*[[Ted Niceley]]&nbsp;– production on "Song #1", "Here It Comes" (Niceley Version), and "Puff"
*[[Jim Wilson (music producer)|Jim Wilson]]&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
==Chart performance==
The single spent seven weeks on the alternative rock chart in the United States, peaking on September 10, 1994, at 25.<ref name="charts">{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |title=Rock Tracks |type=paperback |date=January 1, 1996 |publisher=[[Record Research Inc.]] |isbn=0-89820-114-4 |page=204}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! Chart (1994)
! Peak position
|-
|US [[Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="Allmusic charts">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26688/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=Magnapop > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{MusicBrainz release|mbid=33e3397d-6532-4bbb-bda6-1f8d308ea440 |name=Slowly, Slowly |type=single}}
*[http://www.discogs.com/Magnapop-Slowly-Slowly/master/95132 "Slowly, Slowly"] at [[Discogs]]
{{Magnapop}}
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[[Category:1994 songs]]
[[Category:1994 singles]]
[[Category:Magnapop songs]]
[[Category:PIAS Recordings singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Bob Mould]]
[[Category:Songs written by Ruthie Morris]]
[[Category:Songs written by Linda Hopper]]
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