Slow It Down (Amy Macdonald song)

"Slow It Down"
Single by Amy Macdonald
from the album Life in a Beautiful Light
Released20 April 2012
Recorded2011; State of the Ark Studios (Richmond, London), Mayfield Studio (Surrey)[1]
GenreSoft rock, folk rock, rock
Length3:52
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)Amy Macdonald
Producer(s)Pete Wilkinson
Amy Macdonald singles chronology
"Your Time Will Come"
(2010)
"Slow It Down"
(2012)
"Pride"
(2012)
Music video
"Slow It Down" on YouTube

"Slow It Down" is a single release by Scottish recording artist Amy Macdonald, released as the lead single from her third studio album, Life in a Beautiful Light. The song was released on 20 April 2012 and was written by Amy Macdonald and produced by Pete Wilkinson. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 45, her highest charting single since "This Is the Life" peaked to number 28 in 2007. The song also achieved considerable success in other European markets such as Austria, Belgium, Germany, Scotland and Switzerland.

It achieved a Gold certification by Bundesverband Musikindustrie in Germany, indicating sales and streams in excess of 150,000.[2] "Slow It Down" was one of three songs re–recorded by Macdonald for inclusion on her 2022 extended play release Don't Tell Me That It's Over.

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  2. ^ "Datenbank: BVMI". www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 20 March 2024.