Song · Blondie
“Slow Motion” by Blondie
From the album Eat to the Beat (1979)
“Slow Motion” by Blondie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Eat to the Beat. Its best result is #1990 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,555 alternative song of all time.
"Slow Motion" comes from Eat to the Beat, the fourth Blondie album, which Chrysalis unleashed on September 28, 1979, and it's a Jimmy Destri tune, written by the keyboard man with Laura Davis. Mike Chapman produced, Peter Coleman and David Tickle engineered, and the lineup has Deborah Harry singing lead, Chris Stein and Frank Infante on guitars, Destri on keys, Nigel Harrison on bass and Clem Burke on drums, with Harry layering her own backing vocals alongside Lorna Luft's.
The album caught Blondie at their most restless, hopping from disco and reggae to punk and funk and even a lullaby while keeping to the shiny pop road Parallel Lines had paved, and it went to number one in Britain in October 1979. "Slow Motion" is one more flavor in that glittering grab bag.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1990 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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