Slide (Calvin Harris song)

"Slide"
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos
from the album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Released 23 February 2017
Format
Recorded 2016
Studio
Genre Nu-disco
Length 3:50
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"My Way"
(2016)		 "Slide"
(2017)		 "Heatstroke"
(2017)

"My Way"
(2016)		 "Slide"
(2017)		 "Heatstroke"
(2017)
Frank Ocean singles chronology
"Nikes"
(2016) Nikes2016		 "Slide"
(2017) Slide2017		 "Chanel"
(2017) Chanel2017
Migos singles chronology
"T-Shirt"
(2017) T-Shirt2017		 "Slide"
(2017) Slide2017		 "Gucci On My"
(2017) Gucci On My2017

"Slide" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. It features vocals from American singer Frank Ocean and American rappers Quavo and Offset from the hip hop group Migos. It is the lead single from Harris's fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, released on 23 February 2017 through Sony Music.

Background

On 21 February 2017, Harris announced "Slide", a collaboration with American singer Frank Ocean and American hip hop group Migos. Ocean, Harris and Migos are credited with featured vocals and songwriting credits, while production is handled solely by Harris. The song was released on 23 February 2017. It is Ocean's first collaboration since leaving Def Jam, as Harris' liner notes of "Slide" list Ocean as an independent artist, appearing courtesy of himself. It is Migos' first collaboration with both Ocean and Harris.[1][2][3]

Composition

"Slide" is a "sultry, piano-tipped grooving" nu-disco song.[4][5] Its production features "handclapped-styled beats and pitched background vocals", and has elements of funk, R&B, hip hop, and pop.[4][6][7] FACT has described the songwrtiting of "Slide" as "pop songwriting".[5] The song begins with the verses sung by Ocean in a distorted voice: "I might/Empty my bank account/And buy that Boy with a Pipe." Referring to the lyric, Ocean explains that it is an allusion to: "A Picasso painting that sold for so much money."[8][9] The Picasso in question is Garçon à la pipe, painted during the artist's Rose Period, which was auctioned off for $104 million at Sotheby's in 2004.[10] Elsewhere in the song, Migos' Offset raps, "Swallow the bottle while I sit back and smoke gelato/ Walk in my mansion 20 thousand paintin' Picasso/ Bitches be dippin', dabbin' with niggas like a nacho/ Take off her panties, diamonds dancin' like Rick Ricardo."[4][9]

Reception

Critical response

"Slide" received critical acclaim by critics. Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork gave it the title of "Best New Track", writing that "[Frank Ocean's] deadpan instantly adds shade and nuance to the dayglo surroundings, suggesting a weariness big pop rarely allows. The effect is magnetic and a little startling, like Jeff Tweedy rasping over a Dr. Dre beat". He adds that "Migos' Quavo and Offset, known for twisting tongues over dank trap, come off like a winning insurance plan as they adapt to this more traditional pop showcase with ease."[6]

Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic gave it a mixed to positive review, saying that "the divides between Ocean, Migos, and Harris's sensibilities couldn't be clearer, but the song is a reminder of pop's power to make very different elements slide together", and concluding that Frank Ocean's "team-up with Calvin Harris and Migos on 'Slide', scrambles some expectations, but mostly just sounds like summer".[11]

Las Vegas Review-Journal published that "'Slide' carries a mixture of the depth and warmth of analog instrumentation alongside modern vocal production, arrangement and mixing and showcases Calvin's music abilities and prowess to the best".[12]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 15
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 16
Colombia (National-Report)[18] 69
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[19] 38
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 24
Denmark (Tracklisten)[21] 7
France (SNEP)[22] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[24] 24
Hungary (Single Top 40)[25] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[26] 12
Italy (FIMI)[27] 34
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[28] 16
Malaysia (RIM)[29] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[33] 25
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[34] 46
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[35] 57
Portugal (AFP)[36] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[37] 8
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[38] 78
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40] 66
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[44] 25
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[45] 37
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[46] 25
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[47] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[48] 13
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[49] 9
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[50] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[51] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[52] Platinum 30,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[53] Platinum 30,000^
France (SNEP)[54] Gold 75,000*
Italy (FIMI)[55] Gold 25,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[56] Platinum 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[58] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States 23 February 2017 Digital download Columbia [59]

References

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