Slide Away

Single infobox
Name = Slide Away

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Artist = The Verve
from Album = A Storm in Heaven
Released = 20 September 1993
Format = CD, 7"
Studio = Olympics Studios, London
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:03
Label = Hut Records
Producer = John Leckie
Photography = Michael Spencer Jones
Chart position =

• #98 (UK Singles Chart)

Reviews =
Last single = "Blue"
(1993)
This single = "Slide Away"
(1993)
Next single = "This Is Music" (1995) |

"Slide Away" is a song by the British rock band The Verve. It scraped the top 100 in the UK singles chart, peaking at #98. The song was taken from the band's first album, "A Storm in Heaven". Although the single was not a success on the conventional charts, the song shot straight to the top of US Indie Rock charts throughout 1993, and due to the popularity of the song The Verve were invited onto the successful 90s alternative rock festival, Lollapalooza, in the following year, 1994.

In March 2005, "Q" magazine placed "Slide Away" at number 82 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

"Slide Away" was used in the 1994 thriller "The New Age". It was also used in an episode of the American television show House M.D.

Track listing

CD Release
#"Slide Away" - 4:01
#"Make It 'Til Monday" (acoustic) - 2:45
#"Virtual World" (acoustic) - 4:47

7" Release
#"Slide Away" - 4:01
#"6 o'Clock" - 4:29