SLIDE AWAY (VERVE SONG)

"'Slide Away'" was a single 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 proper, ''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. The tour was disastrous for the group as Ashcroft was hospitalised for dehydration, because of overdosing with ecstasy.
However, following this setback, The Verve's next hits charted between #20 and #40 up until 1997, when the world-acclaimed hit "Bittersweet Symphony" charted at #2.
In March 2005, ''Q'' magazine placed "Slide Away" at number 82 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

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Track listing

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