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| "You're Too Slow" | ||||
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| Single by Odetari | ||||
| from the EP Door To Dusk | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 1:56 | |||
| Label | Artist Partner Group | |||
| Songwriter | Taha Ahmad | |||
| Producer | Odetari | |||
| Odetari singles chronology | ||||
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| Original cover | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "You're Too Slow" on YouTube | ||||
"You're Too Slow" is a song written and performed by singer and rapper Odetari, independently released as a single on March 29, 2023; the re-release's release date appears as March 29, 2023.[1][2] and then re-released on May 18, 2023.[3] The song garnered mass popularity throughout TikTok and other social media.[4][5]
Background
[edit]"You're Too Slow" was inspired by the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, with the title referring to one of the character's catchphrases. The lyrics convey a spirit of competition and the desire to be as fast as Sonic. Odetari uses the lines "Try and keep up with me now" and "Keep up, keep up" as a challenge to demonstrate his speed. It is also categorized as a slowed & reverb/sped up song.[5] The original version of the song includes vocal models and a brief break with an AI-generated voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, indicating hubris and a desire to dominate the game.[6]
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Odetari – producer
- Taha Ahmad – composer, lyricist
Track listing
[edit]- "You're Too Slow" – 1:56
- "You're Too Slow" (sped up) – 1:39
- "You're Too Slow" (slowed & reverbed) – 2:10
Charts
[edit]Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single by Odetari". Spotify. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- 1 2 "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single - Album by Odetari". Apple Music. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ Bain, Katie (July 19, 2023). "Odetari Is One of the Biggest Dance Artists of the Year — So, Who Is He?". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Who is Odetari, one of the Year's Biggest Dance Artists?". se7en.ws. July 19, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- 1 2 Demopoulos, Alaina (January 10, 2023). "Why is Spotify full of faster versions of pop hits? Let's bring you up to speed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew; Denis, Kyle (September 25, 2024). "Milli Vanilli Catalog Streams Double After 'Menendez Story' Uses Multiple Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Credits / YOU'RE TOO SLOW / Odetari". Tidal. May 18, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) - Single by ODECORE". Spotify. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ↑ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) [feat. Odetari] - Single - Album by ODECORE". Apple Music. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Odetari – You're Too Slow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2025.