Song · The Academy Is...
“Slow Down” by The Academy Is...
From the album Almost Here (2005)
“Slow Down” by The Academy Is... appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2006. It was first released in 2005 on the album Almost Here. Its best result is #77 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #397 alternative song of 2006.
"Slow Down" was out in the world long before Almost Here was: the Academy Is... posted a demo of it on their PureVolume page in July 2004, a few months after signing with Fueled by Ramen, just as they hit the road across the US with Fall Out Boy, Armor for Sleep and Bayside. The finished version landed on that debut album in February 2005. William Beckett wrote the words and shared the music with guitarist Michael Carden, Beckett sings it, and Adam T. Siska plays bass.
James Paul Wisner produced and recorded it at Wisner Productions in St. Cloud, Florida, then mixed it with Jeremy Dubois in Miami. The liner notes name Thomas Conrad on guitar and Andy Mrotek on drums, but both joined after the sessions, stepping in for AJ LaTrace and Mike DelPrincipe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 94 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
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