Background and Composition
Minogue was finishing off promotion for her eighth studio album Fever, her most successful studio album to date, and finishing her tour KylieFever2002. After the completion of both these, Minogue headed back to the studio to record tracks for her then forthcoming ninth studio album Body Language (2003), and her third from Parlophone. The song was written by Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey, Emilíana Torrini and produced by Sunnyroads. It was eventually released as the first single off the album on 3 November 2003.
The title of the album Body Language is also referenced in the song, as in the lyrics it says ("Read my, Body Language").
Musically, "Slow" is a lowtempo synthpop song, which features elements of electropop and minimal dance-pop influences. According to Dusk411, the song is a "methodical, 80s flavored dance song." Lyrically, the song talks about "Kylie’s at the club and on the lookout for a guy she met there before." Dusk411 then carried on commenting on the lyrical content; "It creates a lot of sexual energy. The lyrics become erotic and sensual, without really saying anything vulgar." According to Ethan Brown from The New York Post said the song is "warm, even radiant, and by the end, as the waves of sound nearly overtake Minogue, the effect is something like—to borrow a phrase from Aphex Twin—an “analog bubble bath.”"
Nick Reynolds from BBC Music said the song is a "typical: keyboards blip" and said that Minogue changed her vocals to a "American R n B vocal style and coos right in your ear."
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