I AA . ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁premier ed ▁on ▁MTV ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Mand ler . ▁ ▁" S low ▁Down ", ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁prom om ot inal ▁single ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁via ▁an ▁instant ▁digital ▁download ▁with ▁the ▁pre - order ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁on ▁i T unes , ▁and ▁was ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁The ▁Cat ar acs ▁and ▁David ▁Kun cio . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁official ▁second ▁single ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 7 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁official ▁video ▁was ▁uploaded ▁to ▁YouTube ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Stars ▁Dance ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁Pos itive ▁remarks ▁went ▁toward ▁the ▁overall ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁G ome z ' s ▁vocals . ▁M ixed ▁reviews ▁went ▁towards ▁her ▁in ability ▁to ▁create ▁her ▁own ▁musical ▁identity ; ▁she ▁was ▁compared ▁to ▁singer ▁R ih anna ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁At ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁which ▁assign s ▁a ▁normal ized ▁rating ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 9 , ▁which ▁indicates ▁"