Slip Slidin' Away

{{short description|1977 song performed by Paul Simon}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Slip Slidin' Away

| cover = Paulsimon slipslidinaway77.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Paul Simon

| album = Greatest Hits, Etc.

| B-side = Something So Right

| released = October 1977

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock

| length = 4:43

| label = Columbia

| writer = Paul Simon

| producer = Paul Simon, Phil Ramone

| prev_title = Still Crazy After All These Years

| prev_title2 = I Do It For Your Love

| prev_year = 1976

| title =

| title2 = Something So Right

| next_title = Stranded in a Limousine

| next_title2 = Have a Good Time

| next_year = 1978

}}

"Slip Slidin' Away" is a 1977 song written and recorded by Paul Simon which appears on his compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc. It was one of two new songs to appear on the album, the other being "Stranded in a Limousine". Backing vocals on the song are provided by The Oak Ridge Boys. The song was originally recorded and considered for Simon's 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years, but Simon decided not to include the song on the finished album. A demo version appears on the 2004 re-issue of the album.{{cite web|title=Slip Slidin' Away|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/slip-slidin-away-mt0031934452|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Paul Simon– Slip Slidin Away / Stranded In A Limousine|url=http://www.discogs.com/Paul-Simon-Slip-Slidin-Away-Stranded-In-A-Limousine/release/2265149|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Greatest Hits, Etc.|website=Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hits-Etc-Paul-Simon/dp/B00061Z9B8|accessdate=12 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Paul Simon - Slip Slidin' Away + lyrics|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_H-LY4Jb2M&list=PL203D0DCA4B3DA2E3&index=1|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=12 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} The song was also included on Negotiations and Love Songs (1988).

Billboard found the melody to be "catchy" and the lyrics to be "sensitive, thoughtful, melancholic and evocative."{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|accessdate=2020-07-11|page=82|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-10-15.pdf|date=October 15, 1977}} Cash Box said that "the emotionally complex lyric works around the title, which serves as the song's memorable chorus line."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=October 15, 1977|page=22|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2021-12-26|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-10-15.pdf}} Record World said that it "shows [Simon's] perception of adult problems and relationships to be undimmed."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=October 15, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-16|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-10-15.pdf}}

"Slip Slidin' Away" was released as a single in October 1977 and became a major hit, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.{{cite web|title=Slip Slidin' Away (4:44)|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Simon/_/Slip+Slidin'+Away|publisher=last.fm|accessdate=12 January 2014}} The song was regularly performed at both Simon's solo concerts and Simon & Garfunkel concerts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/song/paul-simon/slip-slidin-away-4bd18746.html|title=Slip Slidin' Away by Paul Simon song statistics | setlist.fm|website=setlist.fm}}