| "Slow Dancing" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Go Insane | ||||
| B-side | " D.W. Suite" | |||
| Released | November 9, 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, New wave | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Reprise/ Warner Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Gordon Fordyce | |||
| Lindsey Buckingham US singles chronology | ||||
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| Lindsey Buckingham UK singles chronology | ||||
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"Slow Dancing" is a track on Lindsey Buckingham's second solo album, Go Insane. Despite receiving power rotation on MTV, "Slow Dancing" failed to make the Billboard Hot 100, although it did reach number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, an extension to the Hot 100. [2] 34 years after its release, "Slow Dancing" was performed live for the first time. [3]
"Slow Dancing" possesses a 4/4 dance beat with a heavy reliance on computer sounds, particularly the 8 bit Fairlight CMI. Buckingham said in a 2018 interview with Stereogum that "Slow Dancing" explores the idea of striving for human connection through romantic aspirations. [3] Early in the song's development, Buckingham had the idea of concluding "Slow Dancing" with a classical-inspired 3/4 waltz, and this concept was ultimately kept in the final version of the song. [4]
Several months before "Slow Dancing" was released as a single, the Los Angeles Times earmarked the song as Go Insane's "best shot at the charts". [5] Rolling Stone commented that "Slow Dancing's "whipcrack backbeat kicks "Slow Dancing" out of the living room and onto the dance floor where it belongs." [6]
Similar to " Go Insane", the video for "Slow Dancing" was shot in England and the video's special effects were done by David Yardley. [7] Buckingham considered the filming for "Slow Dancing" to be more elaborate than the video shot for " Trouble", particularly in regards to the number of shots, rhythm of the editing, and the use of effects. [3] The video for "Slow Dancing" was released to MTV on November 17, 1984. [2] In 1985, "Slow Dancing" was nominated for three awards at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards: Most Experimental Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, and Best Editing in a Video, although it did not win any of these categories. [8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MTV Award [8] | Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated | ||
| Most Experimental Video | Nominated |
- Lindsey Buckingham – all instruments, vocals
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [2] | 6 |
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.
- ^ a b c "Billboard - Volume 96, Number 47" (PDF). Billboard. November 24, 1984. pp. 32, 63. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Lapatine, Scott (December 10, 2018). "Lindsey Buckingham Reveals Stories Behind His Solo Songs And Whether He'll Ever Rejoin Fleetwood Mac". Stereogum. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor (September 30, 2021). "Episode 212 – Lindsey Buckingham". Sodajerker (Podcast). Event occurs at 37:00. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ McKenna, Kristine (August 16, 1984). "Los Angeles Times, Go Insane". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Connelly, Christopher (August 30, 1984). "Lindsey Buckingham's Tuneful Triumph". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard - Volume 96, Number 47" (PDF). Billboard. August 24, 1985. pp. 33–34. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "1985". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
| "Slow Dancing" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Go Insane | ||||
| B-side | " D.W. Suite" | |||
| Released | November 9, 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, New wave | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Reprise/ Warner Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Gordon Fordyce | |||
| Lindsey Buckingham US singles chronology | ||||
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| Lindsey Buckingham UK singles chronology | ||||
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"Slow Dancing" is a track on Lindsey Buckingham's second solo album, Go Insane. Despite receiving power rotation on MTV, "Slow Dancing" failed to make the Billboard Hot 100, although it did reach number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, an extension to the Hot 100. [2] 34 years after its release, "Slow Dancing" was performed live for the first time. [3]
"Slow Dancing" possesses a 4/4 dance beat with a heavy reliance on computer sounds, particularly the 8 bit Fairlight CMI. Buckingham said in a 2018 interview with Stereogum that "Slow Dancing" explores the idea of striving for human connection through romantic aspirations. [3] Early in the song's development, Buckingham had the idea of concluding "Slow Dancing" with a classical-inspired 3/4 waltz, and this concept was ultimately kept in the final version of the song. [4]
Several months before "Slow Dancing" was released as a single, the Los Angeles Times earmarked the song as Go Insane's "best shot at the charts". [5] Rolling Stone commented that "Slow Dancing's "whipcrack backbeat kicks "Slow Dancing" out of the living room and onto the dance floor where it belongs." [6]
Similar to " Go Insane", the video for "Slow Dancing" was shot in England and the video's special effects were done by David Yardley. [7] Buckingham considered the filming for "Slow Dancing" to be more elaborate than the video shot for " Trouble", particularly in regards to the number of shots, rhythm of the editing, and the use of effects. [3] The video for "Slow Dancing" was released to MTV on November 17, 1984. [2] In 1985, "Slow Dancing" was nominated for three awards at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards: Most Experimental Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, and Best Editing in a Video, although it did not win any of these categories. [8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MTV Award [8] | Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated | ||
| Most Experimental Video | Nominated |
- Lindsey Buckingham – all instruments, vocals
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [2] | 6 |
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 48.
- ^ a b c "Billboard - Volume 96, Number 47" (PDF). Billboard. November 24, 1984. pp. 32, 63. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Lapatine, Scott (December 10, 2018). "Lindsey Buckingham Reveals Stories Behind His Solo Songs And Whether He'll Ever Rejoin Fleetwood Mac". Stereogum. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor (September 30, 2021). "Episode 212 – Lindsey Buckingham". Sodajerker (Podcast). Event occurs at 37:00. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ McKenna, Kristine (August 16, 1984). "Los Angeles Times, Go Insane". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Connelly, Christopher (August 30, 1984). "Lindsey Buckingham's Tuneful Triumph". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard - Volume 96, Number 47" (PDF). Billboard. August 24, 1985. pp. 33–34. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ a b "1985". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2023.