Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)

"Slow Down"
Single by Douwe Bob
from the album Fool Bar
Released	5 March 2016
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country folk country pop
Length	2:45
Label	Universal Music Netherlands
Writer(s)	Douwe Bob Jan Peter Hoekstra Jeroen Overman Matthijs van Duijvenbode
Douwe Bob singles chronology
"Hold Me" (2015) "Slow Down" (2016)
"Slow Down" Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry Country Netherlands Artist(s) Douwe Bob Language English Composer(s) Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode Lyricist(s) Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode Finals performance Semi-final result 5th Semi-final points 197 Final result 11th Final points 153 Appearance chronology ◄ "Walk Along" (2015)    "Lights and Shadows" (2017) ►

"Slow Down" is a song performed by Dutch singer Douwe Bob. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Bob along with Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, and Matthijs van Duijvenbode. The song was released as a digital download on 5 March 2016 through Universal Music Netherlands as the lead single from his album Fool Bar.

Douwe Bob was announced as the Dutch entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 by Dutch media on 20 September 2015. Two days later, he confirmed the news during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door. "Slow Down" was revealed as his Eurovision entry on 4 March 2016 during a press conference in Amsterdam. The song was released as a digital download the day after. He performed in the first half of the semi-final. He got through the semi-final and performed in the grande final on Saturday 14 May 2016, coming in 11th place with 153 points.