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"Slipping Away"
Single by Moby
from the album Hotel
B-side "Where You End"
Released 23 January 2006 (original version)
25 September 2006 (with Mylène Farmer)
Format CD single, 12"
Recorded 2005
Genre Electronic
Length 3:38
Label Mute
Writer(s) Moby
Producer Moby
Moby singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2005)		 "Slipping Away"
(2006)		 "New York, New York"
(2006)
Mylène Farmer singles chronology
"Peut-être toi"
(2006)		 "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)"
(2006)		 "Avant que l'ombre... (live)"
(2006)
Alternate covers
"Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" cover
"Escapar (Slipping Away)" cover

"Slipping Away" is an electronic song recorded by Moby for his 2005 album Hotel. It was released as the album's sixth single outside the UK and the fourth inside the UK where it peaked at number 53 and stayed for a sole week on the chart.[1] It also reached number ten in Spain.[2] The single version features backing vocals from Alison Moyet.

Contents

Original version

Track listings

  • CD single 1 (Mute CDMute365) - Europe
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away" (single version) 3:38
2. "Slipping Away" (MHC radio edit) 3:38
  • CD single 2 (Mute LCDMute365) - Europe
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away" (Axwell vocal mix) 7:31
2. "Slipping Away" (Axwell instrumental mix) 7:31
3. "Slipping Away" (MHC extended remix) 6:47
4. "Slipping Away" (focus people that slip remix by Mathew Jonson) 9:25
5. "Slipping Away" (Zloot remix) 4:26
  • 12" single (Mute 12Mute365) - Europe
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away" (Axwell vocal mix) 7:31
2. "Slipping Away" (Tiga's all I want is to be dubbed mix) 7:04

Moby and Amaral version

The release of the album in some Spanish speaking countries included a version called "Escapar (Slipping Away)" with famous Spanish group Amaral. The song peaked at number three in Spain.[3]

Moby and Mylène Farmer version

Background and release

In June 2006, a rumor was launched : Mylène Farmer would have recorded a duet song with an international star. Several artists are mentioned such as Lara Fabian, Benjamin Biolay, Diam's or Madonna, but especially Robbie Williams who had apparently declared at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards that he would like to work with her.[4] Then the name of Moby was suggested because a possible collaboration with Mylène Farmer had been mentioned in the past by Moby himself and he met the French singer in New York at the time.[5] The song would be a cover version of a song on Moby's best-of and a video would be even shot by Moby. At the end of August, the purchase order and Moby's official website indicated that the name of the song was "Slipping away (Crier la vie)".[6]

Produced and remixed by MHC in London, this dance version of "Slipping Away" adds French lyrics. Moby said in an interview that Farmer had chosen this song because she appreciated it very well and had decided to write herself the lyrics in French-language.[7]

Radio Jeunes Reims played the song for the first time on September 5 at 11 am, followed around noon by the Paris-One webradio. NRJ broadcast the song at 12:30 pm instead of 18:30 pm initially scheduled.[6] The song was very regularly aired by all French radio stations[8] (including Fun Radio which aired it several times every day).

As the song was very successful, new remixes were made and a second CD maxi and vinyl were released on November 15.[8]

Finally, several rumours went round : two duets recorded, the next Mylène Farmer's album entirely written by Moby, and an album composed of duets with artists such as Kate Bush or Brian Molko. All these information were incorrect.[4] However, Farmer's 2008 album Point de Suture contains a new duet with Moby called "Looking for My Name".

Music video

On 15 September 2006, the Yahoo site presented the video in preview and five days later, it was broadcast for the first time on the French television channels. On 23 September, a TV promo campaign began and the video was aired every hour on the day of the single's release on Europe 2 TV.[9] The video, directed by Hugo Ramirez and available on a track of the CD maxi, is almost the same as that of the original version and is composed of a series of photos representing various events in U.S. during the 20th century, plus some new photos (Moby and Farmer when they were babies).[8] Song's lyrics are written in these images.[6]

Chart performance

The single debuted at number-one on the French SNEP Singles Chart, on 30 September, with 26,019 units. The single remained for 11 weeks in the top ten, 22 weeks in the top 50 and 37 weeks in the top 100. Thus, it was Moby's first number-one and Farmer's fourth number-one in France (after "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", "Désenchantée" and "XXL"). It was also the single with longest chart trajectory in France for both artists.[10] The song peaked also at number one on French Digital Download Chart[11] and performed good scores in the various Airplay Charts. On 2006 Annual Charts, the song was ranked at number 22 (physical sales)[12] and number 51 (digital download).[13]

The song was much aired on radio : it peaked at number two on the French Airplay Chart, at number three on the Power 70 Airplay Chart, at number two on the television Airplay Chart and at number 29 on the Club Chart.[14]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of single releases of "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" :[15]

  • CD single - France
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (extended remix) 6:48
  • CD maxi 1 - France
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (Axwell remix) 7:24
3. "Slipping Away" (Zloot remix) 4:38
4. "Slipping Away" (MHC club remix) 7:30
  • CD maxi 2 - France, Germany
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (Enzo Mori & Stephan Clark remix) 7:10
3. "Slipping Away" (original single version) 3:41
4. "Slipping Away" (video) 3:58
  • 7" maxi - Limited edition - France
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (extended remix) 6:48
3. "Slipping Away" (Enzo Mori & Stephan Clark remix) 7:10
4. "Slipping Away" (Axwell remix) 7:24
5. "Slipping Away" (video) 3:58
  • CD single - Promo - France, Italy
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
  • CD maxi - Promo - France
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (extended remix) 6:48
3. "Slipping Away" (Axwell remix) 7:24
4. "Slipping Away" (Enzo Mori & Stephan Clark remix) 7:10
5. "Slipping Away" (MHC club remix) 7:30
  • 7" maxi - Promo - Limited edition - France
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (Axwell remix) 7:24
3. "Slipping Away" (Zloot remix) 4:38
4. "Slipping Away" (MHC club remix) 7:34
  • CD maxi - Promo - Greece
Track Title Length
1. "Slipping Away"   3:39
2. "Slipping Away" (MHC 2006 extended mix) 6:48
3. "Slipping Away" (MHC DUB mix) 7:24
4. "Slipping Away" (Axwell remix) 7:24
5. "Slipping Away" (Zloot remix) 4:38

Official versions

Version Length Album Remixed by Year Comment
Single version / Radio edit 3:39 Go – The Very Best of Moby MHC aka Philip Larsen and Chis Smith 2006 This is a remixed version with dance sonorities, with English and French lyrics which alternate. This version is more rhythmic than the original one.
Extended version 6:50 — MHC aka Philip Larsen and Chis Smith 2006 This version is similar to the previous one but longer.
Axwell remix 7:23 — Axwell 2006 Used in a scene in the 2008 movie 21
Enzo Mori & Stephan Clark remix 7:12 — Enzo Mori and Stephan Clark 2006
MHC club remix 7:30 — MHC aka Philip Larsen and Chis Smith 2006
Zloot remix 4:38 — Toni Toolz 2006

Credits and personnel

  • Moby – lyrics, vocals, instruments, engineering of the original version
  • Mylène Farmer – lyrics, vocals
  • Manhattan Clique – production
  • Brian Sperber – engineering of the original version
  • Little Idiot Music / Warner Tamerlane Publishing (BMI) / Requiem Publishing – editions
  • Jérôme Devoise – recording of Mylène Farmer's vocals
  • Paul Van Parys for Stuffed Monkey – vocal production
  • Drew Griffiths at Titanium Studio, London – Mylène Farmer vocal mixing
  • TS3 / Thierry Suc – Mylène Farmer management

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[16]1 1
Canadian Singles Chart 5
Czech Airplay Chart 46
Eurochart Hot 100 8
French SNEP Singles Chart[10]1 1
French Airplay Chart[14]1 2
French Digital Download Chart[11]1 1
Russian Airplay Chart[17]1 5
Russian (Moscow) Aiplay Chart[17]1 4
Spanish Singles Chart[3]2 3
Swiss Singles Chart[18]1 18
UK Single Chart[1] 53

1 "Sleeping Away (Crier la vie)", version with Mylène Farmer
2 "Escapar (Slipping Away)", version with Amaral

End of year charts

End of year chart (2006) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[19] 22
Belgian Singles Chart (global) 40
French Singles Chart[12] 22
French Digital Chart[13] 51

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales Digital downloads
France[20] Gold 2006 200,000 168,000 (152,587[21] in 2006) 16,032[22] in 2006

Chart successions

Preceded by
"La Loi du silence" by Johnny Hallyday		 French SNEP number one single
September 30, 2006 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Pas le temps" by Faf Larage
Preceded by
"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
by Bob Sinclar and Cutee-B
featuring Dollarman, Big Ali and Makedah		 Belgian (Wallonia) number one single (first run)
November 11, 2006 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Façon Sex" by Tribal King
Preceded by
"Façon Sex" by Tribal King		 Belgian (Wallonia) number one single (second run)
November 25, 2006 - December 2, 2006 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Mon Pays" by Faudel

References

  1. ^ a b ""Slipping Away", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=32414. Retrieved 2 May 2009. 
  2. ^ ""Slipping Away", Spanish Singles Chart" (in Spanish). Spanishcharts. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=97089&cat=s. Retrieved 2 May 2009. 
  3. ^ a b ""Escapar (Slipping Away)", Spanish Singles Chart" (in Spanish). Spanishcharts. http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?key=375771&cat=s. Retrieved 2 May 2009. 
  4. ^ a b ""Slipping away (Crier la vie)"" (in French). Sans-logique. http://www.sans-logique.com/mylene-farmer/discographie/singles/single.php?single=slipping-away-crier-la-vie. Retrieved 1 February 2008. 
  5. ^ ""Slipping Away (Crier la vie)"" (in French). Métro. Devant-soi. November 2006. http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2006/m%E9tro_112006.jpg. Retrieved 23 March 2008. 
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  7. ^ Chuberre, Erwan (2007) (in French). L'Intégrale Mylène Farmer. City. pp. 206-07. ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7. 
  8. ^ a b c "Mylène Farmer, l'icône" (in French). Jukebox, n°253. Devant-soi. p. 10. http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2008/02-2008-JUKEBOX-N253-3.jpg. Retrieved 13 May 2008. 
  9. ^ Patrice Blouin (October 2006). ""Slipping Away (Crier la vie)"" (in French). Inrocks. Devant-soi. http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/2006/inrocks_102006.jpg. Retrieved 23 March 2008. 
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  13. ^ a b "2006 French Digital Singles Chart" (in French). Ifop. http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/DISCANNU/tlt06.stm. Retrieved 19 January 2008. Note : there are two number 24, so "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" is 51st.. 
  14. ^ a b "French Airplay Chart" (in French). Yacast. http://www.yacast.fr/fr/index.html. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
  15. ^ "Moby & Mylène Farmer - "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" - Supports" (in French). Mylene.net. http://www.mylene.net/mylene/d_s_clv_supports.php. Retrieved 17 March 2010. 
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  18. ^ ""Slipping Away (Crier la vie)", Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Hitparade. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=249348&cat=s. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
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External links

Moby
Studio albums
Moby • Ambient • Everything Is Wrong • Animal Rights • Play • 18 • Hotel • Last Night • Wait for Me
as Voodoo Child
Compilation albums
Instinct Dance • Early Underground • Rare: The Collected B-Sides 1989–1993 • I Like to Score • MobySongs 1993–1998 • Play: The B Sides • 18 B Sides + DVD • iTunes Originals – Moby • Go – The Very Best of Moby • A Night in NYC
Remix albums
Everything Is Wrong (remix album) • Go – The Very Best of Moby: Remixed • Last Night Remixed • Mistake
Singles
"Mobility" • "Go" • "Drop a Beat" • "Next Is the E" • "I Feel It/Thousand" • "Move" • "All That I Need Is to Be Loved" • "Hymn" • "Feeling So Real" • "Everytime You Touch Me" • "Into the Blue" • "What Love?" • "Bring Back My Happiness" • "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" • "Come on Baby" • "James Bond Theme (Moby's re-version)" • "Honey" • "Run On" • "Bodyrock" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" • "Natural Blues" • "Porcelain" • "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad / Honey (Remix featuring Kelis)" • "South Side" • "Find My Baby" • "We Are All Made of Stars" • "Extreme Ways" • "In This World" • "In My Heart" • "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" • "Jam for the Ladies" • "Make Love Fuck War" (with Public Enemy) • "Lift Me Up" • "Raining Again" • "Spiders" • "Dream About Me" • "Beautiful" • "Slipping Away" • "Slipping Away (Crier la vie)" • "Escapar (Slipping Away)" • "New York, New York" • "Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum)" • "Alice" • "Disco Lies" • "I Love to Move in Here" • "Ooh Yeah" • "Shot in the Back of the Head" • "Pale Horses" • "Mistake" • "One Time We Lived"
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Mylène Farmer
Studio albums
Cendres de Lune (1986) Â· Ainsi soit je... (1988) Â· L'Autre... (1991) Â· Anamorphosée (1995) Â· Innamoramento (1999) Â· Avant que l'ombre... (2005) Â· Point de Suture (2008)
Live albums
En Concert (1989) Â· Live à Bercy (1997) Â· Mylenium Tour (2000) Â· Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) Â· N°5 on Tour (2009)
Remix albums
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Compilations
Les Mots (2001)
VHS & DVD
Les Clips (1987) Â· Les Clips Vol. II (1988) Â· En Concert (1989) Â· Les Clips Vol. III (1990) Â· L'Autre (1992) Â· Music Videos I (1997) Â· Music Videos II (1997) Â· Live à Bercy (1997) Â· Music Videos III (2000) Â· Mylenium Tour (2000) Â· Music Videos II & III (2001) Â· Music Videos IV (2006) Â· Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) Â· Stade de France (2010)
Tours
Mylène Farmer en concert (1989) Â· 1996 Bercy (1996) Â· Mylenium Tour (2000) Â· Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (2006) Â· Mylène Farmer en tournée (2009)
Films
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"Maman a tort" (1984) Â· "My Mum Is Wrong" (1984) Â· "On est tous des imbéciles" (1985) Â· "Plus grandir" (1985) Â· "Libertine" (1986) Â· "Tristana" (1987)
Ainsi soit je...
"Sans contrefaçon" (1987) Â· "Ainsi soit je..." (1988) Â· "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (1988) Â· "Sans logique" (1989)
En Concert
À quoi je sers... (1989) Â· "Allan (live)" (1989) Â· "Plus grandir (live mix)" (1990)
L'Autre...
"Désenchantée" (1991) Â· "Regrets" (1991) Â· "Je t'aime mélancolie" (1991) Â· "Beyond My Control" (1992)
Dance Remixes
Anamorphosée
"XXL" (1995) Â· "L'Instant X" (1995) Â· "California" (1996) Â· "Comme j'ai mal" (1996) Â· "Rêver" (1996)
Live à Bercy
Innamoramento
"L'Âme-stram-gram" (1999) Â· "Je te rends ton amour" (1999) Â· "Souviens-toi du jour" (1999) Â· "Optimistique-moi" (2000) Â· "Innamoramento" (2000)
Mylenium Tour
Les Mots
"L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..." (2001) Â· "Les Mots" (2001) Â· "C'est une belle journée" (2002) Â· "Pardonne-moi" (2002)
RemixeS
Avant que l'ombre...
"Fuck Them All" (2005) Â· "Q.I" (2005) Â· "Redonne-moi" (2006) Â· "L'amour n'est rien..." (2006) Â· "Peut-être toi" (2006)
Go - The Very Best of Moby (Moby's album)
Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy
Point de suture
"Dégénération" (2008) Â· "Appelle mon numéro" (2008) Â· "Si j'avais au moins..." (2009) Â· "C'est dans l'air" (2009) Â· "Sextonik" (2009)
N°5 on Tour
B-sides
"L'Annonciation" (1985) Â· "Puisque..." (1988) Â· "Dernier Sourire" (1989) Â· "La Veuve noire" (1989) Â· "Psychiatric" (1989) Â· "Mylène Is Calling" (1991) Â· "Alice" (1995) Â· "L'Autre" (1997) Â· "Effets secondaires" (1999)







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