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"You're Too Slow"
Single by Odetari
from the EP Door To Dusk
ReleasedMarch 29, 2023 (2023-03-29)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length1:56
LabelArtist Partner Group
Songwriter(s)Taha Ahmad
Producer(s)Odetari
Odetari singles chronology
"I <3 Latinas"
(2023) 		"You're Too Slow"
(2023) 		"Hexxed Her Love <3 XOXO"
(2023)
Original cover
Music video
"You're Too Slow" on YouTube

"You're Too Slow" is a song written and performed by singer and rapper Odetari, released as a single on March 29, 2023, through Odetari Records[a] and then re-released on May 18, 2023.[3] The song garnered mass popularity throughout TikTok and other social media.[4][5]

Composition

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"You're Too Slow" is written on the minor scale key of B minor with a tempo of 162 beats per minute.[6][7]

Background

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"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 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. The song appeared on Odetari's 'DOOR TO DUSK' EP as the 11th and last track, occasionally referred to as a bonus track on various platforms.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]

  • Odetari – producer
  • Taha Ahmad – composer, lyricist

Track listing

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  • Digital download/streaming[1][2]
  1. "You're Too Slow" – 1:56
  1. "You're Too Slow" (sped up) – 1:39
  2. "You're Too Slow" (slowed & reverbed) – 2:10

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "You're Too Slow"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[11] 29

Notes

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  1. ^ On some platforms, the re-release's release date appears as March 29, 2023.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single by Odetari". Spotify. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single - Album by Odetari". Apple Music. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Bain, Katie (2023-07-19). "Odetari Is One of the Biggest Dance Artists of the Year — So, Who Is He?". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Who is Odetari, one of the Year's Biggest Dance Artists?". se7en.ws. 2023-07-19. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Demopoulos, Alaina (2023-01-10). "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.
  6. ^ "Key & BPM for YOU'RE TOO SLOW by Odetari". Tunebat. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "BPM and key for YOU'RE TOO SLOW by Odetari | Tempo for YOU'RE TOO SLOW". SongBPM. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Credits / YOU'RE TOO SLOW / Odetari". Tidal. May 18, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) - Single by ODECORE". Spotify. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) [feat. Odetari] - Single - Album by ODECORE". Apple Music. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  11. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of August 19, 2023". Billboard. August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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