Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)

"Slow Down"
Single by Douwe Bob
from the album Fool Bar
Released 5 March 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 2:45
Label Universal Music Netherlands
Writer(s)
  • Douwe Bob
  • Jan Peter Hoekstra
  • Jeroen Overman
  • Matthijs van Duijvenbode
Douwe Bob singles chronology
"Hold Me"
(2015)		 "Slow Down"
(2016)
Netherlands "Slow Down"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode
Lyricist(s)
Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode
Appearance chronology
◄ "Walk Along" (2015)   

"Slow Down" is a song performed by Dutch singer Douwe Bob. The song will represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Bob along with Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, and Matthijs van Duijvenbode.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 5 March 2016 through Universal Music Netherlands as the lead single from his album Fool Bar.[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 20 September 2015.[3][4] Two days later, he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door.[5] "Slow Down" was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in Amsterdam.[6][1] The song was released as a digital download the day after.[2] He will perform in the first half of the first semi-final.[7]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Slow Down"   2:45

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 49

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 5 March 2016[2] Digital download Universal Music Netherlands

References

  1. 1 2 Jordan, Paul (4 March 2016). "The Netherlands: Video premiere of "Slow Down"". EBU.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Slow Down - Douwe Bob
  3. ↑ van Amstel, Constance (20 September 2015). "’Douwe Bob voor Nederland naar Songfestival’". metronieuws.nl (in Dutch). Metro. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Laufer, Gil (20 September 2015). "The Netherlands: AVROTROS in touch with Douwe Bob for Eurovision 2016". esctoday.com. ESCToday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (22 September 2015). "The Netherlands: Douwe Bob To Represent The Netherlands". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Douwe Bob naar Stockholm met Slow Down". avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Douwe Bob – Slow Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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