Slipping Away (Mansun song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Slipping Away
| cover = Slipping_Away_front.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mansun
| album = Kleptomania
| released = 20 September 2004
| recorded = 2003
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:51
3:44 (Edit)
| label = Parlophone
| writer = Paul Draper
| producer = Richard Rainey, Paul Draper
| prev_title = Fool
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
"Slipping Away" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun released as the group's final single on 20 September 2004 to promote the group's last studio album Kleptomania. The single was released on 7" vinyl and Digital download only charting at #55 for one week on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |title=UK Chartlog |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM |accessdate=7 April 2010 |publisher=zobbel.de}} The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper. It was recorded and produced by Richard Rainey and Paul Draper during sessions for the group's aborted fourth studio album.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Paul Draper
| headline = UK 7" and Promo CD
| title1 = Slipping Away
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Getting Your Way
| length2 = 4:30
}}
Personnel
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Mansun
- Paul Draper – vocals, electric guitar, bass, keyboards
- Dominic Chad – backing vocals, electric guitar, bass, keyboards
- Andie Rathbone – drums, percussion
{{col-break}}
;Production
- Richard Rainey – producer
- Paul Draper – producer, mixing ("Slipping Away")
- Cenzo Townshend - engineer, mixing ("Getting Your Way")
- Traffic - design
{{col-end}}
Chart positions
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2001) ! Peak |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|55 |
| Scottish Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040926/41/ |title=Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 |publisher=officialcharts.com |date=2004-09-26 |accessdate=2016-09-19}}
|align="center"|71 |