Slow Hands ( Niall Horan song ) - wikipedia Slow Hands ( Niall Horan song ) `` Slow Hands '' Single by Niall Horan from the album Flicker Released 4 May 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 04 ) Format Digital download Recorded 2017 Genre Funk - pop rock Length 3 : 07 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Niall Horan Alexander Izquierdo John Ryan Julian Bunetta Ruth Anne Cunningham Tobias Jesso Jr. Producer ( s ) Julian Bunetta Niall Horan singles chronology `` This Town '' ( 2016 ) `` Slow Hands '' ( 2017 ) `` Too Much to Ask '' ( 2017 ) `` This Town '' ( 2016 ) `` Slow Hands '' ( 2017 ) `` Too Much to Ask '' ( 2017 ) `` Slow Hands '' is a song recorded by Irish singer and songwriter Niall Horan, released as a single on 4 May 2017 by Capitol Records. The song was written by Horan, Alexander Izquierdo, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Ruth Anne Cunningham and Tobias Jesso Jr., while the production was handled by Bunetta. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 9 May 2017. `` Slow Hands '' is the second single from Horan 's forthcoming debut solo album, Flicker ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Live performances 5 Track listings 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Background and composition Don Henley 's solo material after the Eagles inspired the song 's composition Prior to its release, Horan discussed the song in an interview with Mikey Piff on Sirius XM. The singer said that after listening to some of the material he had recorded for his debut album, he wanted to add `` a bit more grit, funk and heavier bass. '' At the time he was listening to late 1970s and early 1980s music. `` When Don Henley went solo in the early eighties, he just kinda had this funky kind of feel to it -- heavy bass, heavy guitar -- so I just thought, ' Let 's give this a crack, ' '' Horan said of making the track. `` I wanted it to be a little bit cheeky with the lyric. '' About the concept, he explained it is set in a bar and the song 's theme changes up stereotypical roles. `` The first line is... ' we should take this back to my place ' -- and usually that 's what the guy would say, but we flipped it that the girl would say that, and that 's what she said right to my face. '' `` Slow Hands '' is a bass - heavy funk - pop song, with Horan singing in a lower register. A Billboard writer described it as an `` R&B - inflected rock tune. '' Critical reception In Billboard, Taylor Weatherby noted `` Slow Hands '' focuses on a `` funkier guitar vibe '', compared to Horan 's previous single `` This Town. '' She also opined `` the subtly - sexy song '' shows an `` edgier side of Niall. '' Colin Stutz from the publication, added, `` The combination of a thumping beat and Horan 's raspy vocals makes the song hardly even sound like the same guy who sang ( '' This Town `` ). But what `` Slow Hands '' shows is that Horan definitely wo n't just be sticking to the sweet singer - songwriter sound on his solo debut. '' Rolling Stone 's Althea Legaspi also noted Horan `` goes for a more muted sound. Above a stomp - and - clap beat and muted guitar, Horan allows his lower register to showcase his more seductive side on the track. '' In The Irish Times, Jennifer Gannon wrote that `` it 's no radical departure, Niall has n't decided to go Gaga but it 's a step in a more Sheeran - style, crowd - pleasing direction. A gentle, foot - stomper about a lady with a magic touch, a lady who knows what she wants, she wants to get her hands all over Niall 's `` dirty laundry '' and not in a bringing your washing home on a Sunday way. This is n't Timberlake 's Sexy Back, it 's Horan 's Sweaty Back. '' Chart performance `` Slow Hands '' charted within the top 10 in the charts of Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single became his second top 20 entry as a solo artist on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 11 and surpassing his preceding single `` This Town '', which reached number 20. On September 15, 2017, the single was certified platinum for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States. On the chart dated October 7, 2017, the single reached number 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. Live performances Horan has performed `` Slow Hands '' on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On 29 May 2017, the singer performed `` Slow Hands '', `` This Town '' and premiered the track `` On the Loose '' on The Today Show. On 4 June 2017, Horan performed the song during the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. On 5 June he performed on BBC One 's The One Show. The singer also performed `` Slow Hands '' at the Capital FM 's Summertime Ball 2017. Track listings Digital download `` Slow Hands '' -- 3 : 07 Digital download ( Acoustic ) `` Slow Hands '' ( Acoustic ) -- 2 : 40 Digital download ( Jay Pryor remix ) `` Slow Hands '' ( Jay Pryor remix ) -- 2 : 40 Digital download ( Basic Tape remix ) `` Slow Hands '' ( Basic Tape remix ) -- 3 : 02 Charts Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 26 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 29 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 33 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 8 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) 18 Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 25 Denmark ( Tracklisten ) 36 France ( SNEP ) 66 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 72 Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) 26 Hungary ( Stream Top 40 ) 37 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 81 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 80 Latvia ( Latvijas Top 40 ) 7 Malaysia ( RIM ) 19 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 13 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 36 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 8 Philippines ( Philippine Hot 100 ) 32 Portugal ( AFP ) 51 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) 50 Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) 28 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 37 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 40 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 47 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 7 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 17 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 3 × Platinum 210,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 15,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 2 × Platinum 160,000 Italy ( FIMI ) Gold 25,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 30,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Gold 20,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Release history Region Date Format Version Label Ref. Various 4 May 2017 Digital download Original Capitol 23 June 2017 Acoustic Jay Pryor remix Basic Tape remix United States 9 May 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Italy 12 May 2017 Warner See also List of number - one dance singles of 2017 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` One Direction 's Niall Horan 's new single ' Slow Hands ' is finally here ''. Digital Spy. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Niall Horan 's Next Single ' Slow Hands ' Has a Release Date ''. Billboard. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Slow Hands ''. Deezer. ^ Jump up to : `` Niall Horan 's `` Slow Hands '' Ranks As Pop Radio 's Most Added Song ``. Headline Planet. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : Legaspi, Althea ( 4 May 2017 ). `` Hear Niall Horan 's Sexy New Funk - Pop Song ' Slow Hands ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 May 2017. ^ Jump up to : Stutz, Colin ( 4 May 2017 ). `` Niall Horan Shares Sexy New Single ' Slow Hands ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Niall Horan gets funky on new track, ' Slow Hands ' ''. Entertainment Weekly. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Jump up ^ Martins, Chris ( May 25, 2017 ). `` Niall Horan Braces for Stardom Outside One Direction, With Advice From Justin Bieber & The Eagles ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Weatherby, Taylor ( 4 May 2017 ). `` 5 Reasons Niall Horan 's ' Slow Hands ' is Even Better Than ' This Town ' ''. Billboard. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ Gannon, Jennifer ( 4 May 2017 ). `` Niall Horan drips all over his dirty laundry on new song ' Slow Hands ' ''. The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Niall Horan Becomes Second One Direction Member to Top Pop Songs Chart ''. billboard.com. Jump up ^ `` Niall Horan Performs ' Slow Hands ' ''. ellentube. Retrieved 25 May 2017. 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Question: who wrote the song slow hands by niall horan
Answer: Niall Horan