Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)
| "Slipping Away" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Edmunds | ||||
| from the album Information | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Call Me Tonight" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||
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| "Slipping Away" on YouTube | ||||
"Slipping Away" is a Top 40 pop song performed by Welsh singer/guitarist Dave Edmunds. The song was written and produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame and was included on Edmunds' 1983 album Information. "Slipping Away" was released as a single and became Edmunds' second and final Top 40 single in the US, following 1970's "I Hear You Knocking".
"Slipping Away" reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, and number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has since appeared on several 1980s music compilations. The song's music video was directed by Peter Sinclair.