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Slow Motion (Matt Champion and Jennie song)

"Slow Motion" is a song by American rapper Matt Champion and South Korean singer and rapper Jennie. It was released through RCA Records on March 8, 2024, as the third single from the former's debut studio album, Mika's Laundry (2024). A drum and bass song, it was written by both artists alongside Adam Feeney, Dijon, Henry Kwapis, Jacob Reske, and Romil Hemnani, while it was produced by Champion, Kwapis, and Dijon.

"Slow Motion"
Single by Matt Champion and Jennie
from the album Mika's Laundry
ReleasedMarch 8, 2024
Recorded2021
GenreDrum and bass
Length2:46
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Matt Champion
  • Henry Kwapis
  • Dijon
Matt Champion singles chronology
"Slug"
(2024) 		"Slow Motion"
(2024) 		"Dogfish"
(2024)
Jennie singles chronology
"One of the Girls"
(2023) 		"Slow Motion"
(2024) 		"Spot!"
(2024)
Visualizer
"Slow Motion" on YouTube

Background and release

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American hip-hop boy band Brockhampton, of which Matt Champion was a member, released their final two albums The Family and TM and performed their final show in November 2022, after which the band went into an indefinite hiatus.[1] Champion proceeded to embark on a solo career and released "Aphid" featuring Dijon on February 14, 2024, as the lead single of his debut studio album.[2] On February 24, he followed with the release of the album's second single, "Slug", alongside its music video.[3]

Jennie released two singles as a solo artist in 2023, "You & Me" and "One of the Girls",[4][5] both of which charted in the top ten of the Billboard Global 200.[6][7] In December 2023, YG Entertainment confirmed that she did not renew her contract with the label for individual activities.[8] The same month, Jennie announced that she had founded her own record label named Odd Atelier.[9] "Slow Motion" marks her first release since departing from YG Entertainment and establishing her independent label.[10]

Champion and Jennie were acquainted since they both attended Coachella in April 2023, where she headlined the music festival as a member of South Korean girl group Blackpink.[11] On March 3, 2024, the duo teased a collaboration by posting Instagram Stories containing snippets of an unreleased track. Both singers' vocals were audible in the snippets, and the two tagged each other in their respective posts.[12] On March 6, Champion officially announced the collaboration, entitled "Slow Motion", in a social media post containing its cover art, date and time of release, and tagged Jennie in the image.[13] Jennie reshared the image to her Instagram story and added the caption "can't wait for the world to hear our song."[14] The following day, Jennie's label Odd Atelier posted the announcement with the single's cover art on social media.[11] Upon the song's release on March 8, Champion revealed that the song would serve as the third single from his debut studio album, Mika's Laundry, due for release on March 22.[15]

Recording and development

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On Instagram, Jennie revealed that she and Champion created "Slow Motion" about three years prior to its release. She shared, "This one’s close to my heart and I’m so excited to share its message with you all. Matt and I worked on this song three years ago and I hope you guys enjoy it as we share a piece of ourselves."[16]

Lyrics and production

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Running for two minutes and 46 seconds, "Slow Motion" is a drum and bass song produced by Dijon, Henry Kwapis and Champion himself, and written by them alongside Jennie, Adam Feeney, Jacob Reske, and Romil Hemnani. RCA Records described the song as "dreamy and idyllic" in comparison to Champion's previous alternative pop track "Slug".[17][18] It opens with Jennie softly singing over a piano backdrop, which Stereogum's Tom Breihan likened to a "Billie Eilish-style piano ballad." The song then shifts gears to drum and bass when a jungle breakbeat kicks in, before returning back to the piano instrumentation.[19][20] Lyrically, "Slow Motion" is a love song featuring a "heartrending ode to seasonal shifts and existential malaise," as described by Clash's Shahzaib Hussain.[21] In the chorus, the artists sing together, "If I could stop time for real/ Would make it any easier for me to love you?/ ‘Cause you know I'm shy for you still/ So bad that it kills/ And I can't help but feel/ Like we're moving in slow motion," describing the hardships of being in love.[22]

Visualizer

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A visualizer was released alongside the single to Matt Champion's YouTube channel on March 8, 2024. Directed by Anna Pollack, the simplistic video sees the repeated visuals of an eye blinking against the light and dark.[23] It is part of a series of visuals for the album which illustrate Champion's "idyllic future", a dystopian world in which lies the titular club Mika's Laundry.[21]

Live performances

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On November 17, 2024, Jennie made a surprise appearance during Matt Champion's set at the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival held in Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles to perform "Slow Motion" for the first time together live.[24]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Apple Music.[25]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Slow Motion"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
China Korean (TME)[26] 68
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[27] 28
South Korea Download (Circle)[28] 116
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[29] 68
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[30] 71

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Slow Motion"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 8, 2024
[31]

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Cydney (November 20, 2022). "Brockhampton Ends at the Fonda: Inside the Boy Band's Final Show in L.A." Billboard. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Murray, Robin (February 15, 2024). "Matt Champion Shares Solo Cut 'Aphid'". Clash. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Megan (February 29, 2024). "Matt Champion Does His Best 'Slug' Impression In His Clever Single And Dance-Heavy Video". Uproxx. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Cho, Yong-jun (October 4, 2023). "Blackpink's Jennie to release special single 'You & Me' on Friday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Strauss, Matthew (June 23, 2023). "The Weeknd and Blackpink's Jennie Share New Idol Song "One of the Girls": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (October 16, 2023). "Drake & Yeat's 'IDGAF' Soars in Atop Billboard Global 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (January 16, 2024). "Jack Harlow's 'Lovin on Me' & Tate McRae's 'Greedy' Continue Atop Global Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "블랙핑크, 팀 활동만 YG서…지수·제니·리사·로제 개별 계약 않기로(종합)". Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (December 24, 2023). "블랙핑크 제니, 독립 레이블 '오드 아틀리에' 설립…YG와 따로 또 같이". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (March 7, 2024). "YG 떠난 블랙핑크 제니, 홀로서기 후 첫 신곡은 'Slow Motion'". Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Chin, Carmen (March 7, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie, Brockhampton's Matt Champion tease new song 'Slow Motion'". NME. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Chin, Carmen (March 4, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie teases new song with Brockhampton's Matt Champion". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Yoo, Hong (March 7, 2024). "Jennie of Blackpink's collaboration with Matt Champion coming soon". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Blackpink's Jennie teams up with Matt Champion for solo single 'Slow Motion'". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 8, 2024. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Richards, Will (March 8, 2024). "Brockhampton's Matt Champion announces debut album with collaboration with BLACKPINK's Jennie". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Chin, Carmen (March 11, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie reveals 'Slow Motion' was "created" three years ago". NME. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Grover, Ashima (March 4, 2024). "'Slow Motion with Jennie': Blackpink member's new music collab with Matt Champion is ready to break the internet". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "BLACKPINK's Jennie and BROCKHAMPTON's Matt Champion tease collaboration on new single 'Slow Motion'". Times of India. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  19. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 8, 2024). "Matt Champion (Brockhampton) & Jennie (Blackpink) – "Slow Motion"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  20. ^ Caraan, Sophia (March 8, 2024). "Matt Champion Joins Forces With BLACKPINK's Jennie on New Single "Slow Motion"". HypeBeast. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  21. ^ a b Hussain, Shahzaib (March 8, 2024). "Matt Champion Announces New Album 'Mika's Laundry'". Clash. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  22. ^ Aniftos, Rania (March 8, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie Teams Up With Brockhampton's Matt Champion for 'Slow Motion'". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  23. ^ Leroy, Charles (March 8, 2024). "Jennie drops soothing track 'Slow Motion' with Matt Champion: Watch". The News International. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  24. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 18, 2024). "BLACKPINK's Jennie Surprises Fans at Camp Flog Gnaw With Duet During Matt Champion's Set". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  25. ^ Slow Motion by Matt Champion & JENNIE on Apple Music, March 8, 2024, archived from the original on March 9, 2024, retrieved March 9, 2024
  26. ^ "韩语榜 – 2024年第1期" [Korean Chart – Issue 1, 2024]. Tencent Music. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  27. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  28. ^ "Download Chart – Week 10 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  31. ^ "Slow Motion - Single by Matt Champion, JENNIE". March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024 – via Spotify.
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