Slow Down (Larry Williams song)

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"Slow Down"
Single by Larry Williams
A-side"Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"
ReleasedMarch 1958 (1958-03)
RecordedSeptember 11, 1957
StudioMasters Records, Hollywood, California
GenreRock and roll
Length2:40
LabelSpecialty
Songwriter(s)Larry Williams
Larry Williams singles chronology
"Bony Moronie"
(1957)
"Slow Down"
(1958)
"Hootchy-Koo" / "The Dummy"
(1958)

"Slow Down" is a 1958 song by Larry Williams and was only released along with Dizzy, Miss Lizzy. Both songs were covered by The Beatles.

The Beatles rendition[change | change source]

"Slow Down"
Single by the Beatles
A-side"Matchbox"
Released
  • June 19, 1964 (1964-06-19) (UK Long Tall Sally EP)
  • August 24, 1964 (US single)
RecordedJune 1 & 4, 1964
StudioEMI 2, London
GenreRock and roll
Length2:54
Label
Songwriter(s)Larry Williams
Producer(s)George Martin
The Beatles US singles chronology
"I'll Cry Instead"
(1964)
"Slow Down"
(1964)
"I Feel Fine"
(1964)

In 1964, The Beatles released a cover version of Slow Down as a B-side to their single Matchbox. It went to number 25 in the United States.