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| Single by Starsmith | ||||
| Released | August 16, 2024 (2024-08-16) | |||
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| Length | 2:47 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Starsmith | |||
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| "Leave Me Slowly (Visualiser)" on YouTube | ||||
"Leave Me Slowly" is a song by English record producer, DJ and songwriter Starsmith. It was released on 16 August 2024 through Another Rhythm and Headroom Records. It marks his first release since his double single "Give Me a Break"/"Knucklebuster" in 2010. It features uncredited vocals by English singer-songwriter and long-time collaborator Ellie Goulding. It was produced by Starsmith, and written by Dow-Smith, Goulding, and Sarah Troy.
Background
Speaking with Will Vance of Magnetic Magazine, Dow-Smith described the process of how he created the song. He revelead that the instrumental he used included a upright piano, a synth, a granulator plugin and multi-band distortion plugin.
"A piano sound like this probably isn’t the first thing you’d go to in a dance track, but it gave the song a bed that I was able to work on top of with smaller details and avoid some of the more obvious sounds I might have gone for."
— Starsmith, for Magnetic Magazine
Promotion
Starsmith started posting snippets of the song on January 10, throughout his social medias. On June 13, he eventually posted the "sketch" version of the song on his SoundCloud account. Slowed and sped versions of the track were made available exclusively on TikTok and Instagram. A visualizer was released the same day of the song's release on Another Rhythm's YouTube channel.
Reception
The song was met with positive reviews by music critics. Dork Magazine stated that the song wasn't just a track, but "a time machine with a fresh coat of paint", also praised Smith and Goulding partnership stating that "In an industry where reunions are often more about nostalgia than innovation, Goulding's link-up with Starsmith feels like a homecoming we didn't know we needed". Jucilene Barbosa for Pop Now said that the track "captures the essence of what brought Starsmith and Goulding together in the first place: a passion for creating music that touches the soul and makes us dance."
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 16 August 2024 |
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See also
References
- Spotify, Starsmith (2024-08-16), Leave Me Slowly - Single by Starsmith, retrieved 2024-09-05
- Weatherby, Jared. "Starsmith Releases His First Song Since 2011: 'Leave Me Slowly'". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- "Give Me A Break – Neon Gold Records". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- Fullerton, Jamie (2010-01-06). "Ellie Goulding reveals debut album details - exclusive". NME. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ Leave Me Slowly by Starsmith on Apple Music, 2024-08-16, retrieved 2024-09-05
- ^ "How It Was Made: Starsmith - Leave Me Slowly - Magnetic Magazine". magneticmag.com. 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- YouTube Account (2024-01-10). Gouldsmith Back In Action? Leave Me Slow. Retrieved 2024-09-05 – via YouTube.
- Leave Me Slowly (sketch), retrieved 2024-09-05
- @starsmithmusic, starsmith. "Starsmith on TikTok". TikTok.
- @starsmith, Starsmith. "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- Another Rhythm Records (2024-08-22). Starsmith - Leave Me Slowly (Official Visualiser). Retrieved 2024-09-05 – via YouTube.
- Dork (2024-08-12). "The Track Forecast: Max effort: 'Diet Pepsi' shows Addison Rae is more than just another social media pop star". Dork. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- Barbosa, Jucilene (2024-08-16). "Starsmith e Ellie Goulding se unem no novo single 'Leave Me Slowly'". Portal PopNow - Know how pop! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-09-05.