Traag
| "Traag" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Bizzey | |
| Language | Dutch |
| English title | Slow |
| Released | 12 May 2017 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Label | Noah's Ark |
| Lyricists | |
| Producers | |
| Music video | |
| "Traag" on YouTube | |
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.[1] The lyrics focus on sexual themes, and the song is considered a club track. The song was heavily inspired by reggaeton rhythms, with the chorus being sung in a monotone and repeating manner.[2] female voice is also heard in the song, whose identity was revealed in 2025 as Marloes Pieksma.[3] She opted out of receiving royalties.[4]
The song and its music video, which features women dancing provocatively in the streets of Madrid,[5] went viral on YouTube, gaining substantial views in the Netherlands and becoming a hit in Turkey.[6] By 2024, the song gained success in Latin America thanks to TikTok.[7] It became the most-viewed Dutch-language video on YouTube when it surpassed 50 million views.[1] The song is on Spotify the most streamed Dutch language song in History,[8] trailed by Europapa. The single was certified quadruple platinum in the Netherlands.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Wat is het grote succes van Bizzey zijn tracks en wat maken deze nummers zo catchy?". SkillsUni.com.
- ↑ Kraak, Haro (17 August 2018). "Hoe het rauwe en hitsige geluid van Bizzey zich razendsnel verspreidt in Nederland". Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2026.
- ↑ "Dit is de vrouw achter de track 'Traag': "Niemand weet het"". FunX (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2026.
- ↑ "'Doe ik het goed'-meisje van Bizzey ontving nooit royalty's". RTL Nieuws & Entertainment (in Dutch). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ Peperstraate, Kim van (10 January 2020). "Van de Straat naar Bizzey » Life After Football". Life After Football (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "Hoe hiphopartiest Bizzey een monsterhit scoorde in Turkije". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bizzey neemt oude hit Traag in het Spaans op vanwege recent TikTok-succes". nu.nl. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "'Traag' van Bizzey is best bekeken NL videoclip ooit". Topbillin' (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2024.