"Nice & Slow" is a 1998 single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Usher's

Usher (entertainer)

Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

 second album My Way

My Way (Usher album)

Sample credits* "Come Back" contains a sample of "Funky" by the Ultramagnetic MCs.* "One Day You'll Be Mine" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark" by The Isley Brothers.-Personnel:Credits for My Way adapted from Allmusic....

. It became his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 singles chart in early 1998. However, in the UK, it did not follow the number one success of "You Make Me Wanna...", only peaking at #24, therefore becoming the final single from the album there. The song was written by Brian & Brandon Casey of the R&B group Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge (band)

Jagged Edge is an American R&B group, with the lead singers, Brandon & Brian, born in Hartford, CT on October 13, 1975, Kyle Norman of Decatur, GA born on February 26,1976 and Richard Wingo of College Park, GA born on September 3, 1975. Wingo was a late addition to the group, added after Kandi...

, Manuel Seal Jr., Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...

 and Usher Raymond.

Track listings

UK CD: 1

1. "Nice & Slow"
2. "Nice & Slow" (CD-Rom Video Element)
3. "You Make Me Wanna..." / "Just Like Me" / "My Way" (Snippets)

UK CD: 2

1. "Nice & Slow" (Radio Version)
2. "Nice & Slow" (Live Version)
3. "Nice & Slow" (B-Rock's Basement Mix)
4. "Nice & Slow" (Suli & Stef's Club Class Mix - UK Mix)

Charts

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Chart (1998)	Peak position

End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	75

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1998 (U.S.)