Slowly Slipping Away

Hess and Marc Ribler wrote it, and Kevin Doyle, Hess and Lesperance produced it. It was recorded in 1991 at Sounds Interchange, Cabin Fever and Phase One, with Ray Coburn on keyboards, and runs 3:41 on the single page and 3:45 on the album's. It reached 25 on the RPM Top 100 singles on September 21, 1991, and the video was shot in Ottawa. LeBrain called it the album's centerpiece, straddling rocker and ballad; opening with acoustic guitars, it soon works its way into a killer chorus.

An acoustic version is on the limited Acoustic Sessions EP (1991), recorded at Cabin Fever and self-produced by Lesperance and Hess, which was also a bonus on the Japanese edition; LeBrain says it loses the electric hook before the verses and the throbbing bassline but keeps strong harmonies. Live in Japan (1996) has a live version. Setlist.fm lists 56 plays, their third most played song behind "No Justice" (65) and "Hard to Love" (57). We found no statement from the band on its subject, no covers or samples, and do not know whether our upload is the album, acoustic or live version.