You're Too Slow

"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
SongwriterTaha Ahmad
ProducerOdetari
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, independently released as a single on March 29, 2023; the re-release's release date appears as March 29, 2023. and then re-released on May 18, 2023. The song garnered mass popularity throughout TikTok and other social media.

Background

"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 also categorized as a slowed & reverb/sped up song. 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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Track listing

  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

Certifications

Certifications for "You're Too Slow"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single by Odetari". Spotify. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "YOU'RE TOO SLOW - Single - Album by Odetari". Apple Music. March 29, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bain, Katie (July 19, 2023). "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. July 19, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Demopoulos, Alaina (January 10, 2023). "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. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason; Unterberger, Andrew; Denis, Kyle (September 25, 2024). "Milli Vanilli Catalog Streams Double After 'Menendez Story' Uses Multiple Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Credits / YOU'RE TOO SLOW / Odetari". Tidal. May 18, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) - Single by ODECORE". Spotify. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "YOU'RE TOO SLOW (KEEP UP!) [feat. Odetari] - Single - Album by ODECORE". Apple Music. July 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Odetari – You're Too Slow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2025.