Normani x Calvin Harris is a joint extended play (EP) by American singer Normani and Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris. It was released on October 22, 2018, through Keep Cool and RCA Records.
Background: According to Normani, Calvin Harris reached out to her for the collaboration. The pair recorded and finished the songs in June 2018. News of the collaboration was revealed in June 2018, and Normani teased the project at the 2018 American Music Awards.
Track listing: The EP contains two songs, both produced by Calvin Harris:
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"Checklist" (featuring Wizkid) – 2:49 — A dancehall and Afrobeats-influenced track. The song peaked at number one on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart and charted in Ireland (No. 76) and the United Kingdom (No. 98). It received a gold certification in Brazil.
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"Slow Down" – 3:25 — A house-styled track described as a "slow jam that builds up to a house-y dancefloor burner." It reached No. 37 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Genres: R&B, house
Length: 6:14
Critical reception: Complex noted the tracks feature a production style similar to Harris's 2017 album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, with a "more reggae-inspired edge." Rolling Stone called the songs "clubby R&B with tropical tinges."
Additional collaboration: Normani and Calvin Harris later collaborated again on the song "New to You" (2022), alongside Tinashe and Offset, from Harris's album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2.
