A writer for Jet praised Usher's "tender" vocals on the "sensuous ballad", stating that he displayed romance on the song. Critical reception Ī writer for the Daily News called it "warmly engaging". In the United Kingdom, "Nice & Slow" was issued as CD single, a 12-inch single, and a cassette single on April 20, 1998. A maxi single was released on March 2, 1998, and a remixes CD was made available on March 9, 1998. On February 3, 1998, it was serviced to US contemporary hit radio. "Nice & Slow" was released via CD single and cassette single in the United States on January 6, 1998. Usher said to Time that "Nice & Slow" is "somewhat of an intimate story between a man and a woman." Release "Nice & Slow" features a spoken introduction, while in the middle of the song Usher performs a melodic rap, which Billboard 's Shawnee Smith compared to the syle of Do or Die. Usher's voice spans from the low note of E ♭ 4 to the high note of A ♭ 5. Set in the key of A ♭ major, it follows the basic chord progression of Fm 11–Cm 7–D ♭maj 13–E ♭ 9sus. According to the sheet music published at by Universal Music Publishing Group, "Nice & Slow" is written in common time with a slow tempo of sixty-eight beats per minute. Ripani wrote that "Nice & Slow" is an example of the typical "R&B ballad style that became widely popular" in the late 1990s. "Nice & Slow" is a slow R&B, pop and soul ballad with hip hop influences. The composition and recording of "Nice & Slow" took four hours, according to Dupri. The beat was created first, and the lyrics were fitted to it. Dupri recalled telling Usher he needed a ballad to "knock out the world". Tan and Dupri mixed the record with assistance from John and Brian Frye at Studio LaCoCo, in Atlanta, Georgia. "Nice & Slow" was recorded by Phil Tan at the Somewhere in College Park studio in College Park, Georgia. Jagged Edge provided background vocals in the record. "Nice & Slow" was written by Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Brian Casey, with Dupri producing the tune and Seal serving as co-producer and responsible for the guitar work.
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