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SlowReleases / notes / credits
Released on:
Vantage Point
Slow (single)
Words: Barman
Music: dEUS
Slow was the first single from Vantage Point outside Belgium. The song features vocals by Karin Dreijer Andersson, singer of Swedish electro outfit The Knife. "She's got a unique voice and we're all really proud she delivered so passionately", Tom said*. She went to Antwerp to record her part at the Vantage Point Studio. She's a long-time fan of dEUS: at a 1999 concert in Stockholm she and her sister screamed for Gimme The Heat**.
The lyrics of Slow are about the way different people look at things in different ways, with varying perceptions of time and importance. In interviews Tom referred to Mauro Pawlowski's relaxed attitude towards life as an inspiration for the song lyrics. The words "vantage point" can be seen as referring to Antwerp, the band's home town, which Tom described as an undercurrent in the essence of dEUS***.
* Tom's welcome message to the new version of deus.be, Feb. 2008
** interview with Tom in De Standaard, 15.04.2008
*** interview in Humo, 15.04.2008