Michael Hutchence Feat Bono - Slideaway (new) Apr 2026

The song begins with Michael, isolated and weary. But as the chorus hits, Bono’s voice enters, wrapping around Michael’s like a safety net. Where Michael pulls down into the shadows, Bono pulls up toward the light. It becomes a soaring, tragic, and beautiful conversation between two legends.

It was a direct reference to the "black dog" of depression that Michael had fought so hard against. In the studio, the engineers got chills. It wasn't a polished pop duet; it was an active rescue mission happening across time. Bono was reaching back into the past, trying to pull his friend out of the dark. Michael Hutchence feat Bono - Slideaway (NEW)

On the mixing console lay a master tape labeled simply: Slideaway . The song begins with Michael, isolated and weary

The result was "Slideaway (NEW)"—the centerpiece of Michael Hutchence's posthumous self-titled solo album. It becomes a soaring, tragic, and beautiful conversation

Michael’s voice filled the room. “I just want to slide away... and disappear.”

For hours, Bono poured himself into the microphone. He shouted, he whispered, and he wailed. He added lines about streetlights, about the heavy rain of London, and about the blinding lights of the stage that could so easily blind the person standing center stage.

When the song was finally released to the public, it served as a towering monument to a fallen icon. It wasn't just a "new" single to promote an album; it was a final, public goodbye from a friend. To this day, when the track plays, it feels less like a recording and more like a seance—a moment where Michael Hutchence steps back into the light, guided safely by the voice of the brother he left behind.