Michael Hutchence Feat Bono - Slideaway (new) Apr 2026

Bono knew he couldn't just sing at the track. He had to sing with Michael. He had to create a bridge between the living and the dead.

It was ghostly. Hearing his friend's voice, so vibrant yet so heavy with the premonition of his own end, struck Bono like a physical blow. For a moment, the U2 frontman just stood there, letting the music wash over him. The track was driven by a trip-hop beat, a pulsating bassline, and a melancholic guitar that sounded like crying. Michael Hutchence feat Bono - Slideaway (NEW)

Bono didn’t hesitate. Michael hadn't just been a peer; he had been a brother in arms. They were two of the biggest frontmen on the planet in the 1980s and 90s, bonded by the unique, isolating experience of standing at the center of a hurricane. They had shared late nights, philosophical debates, laughter, and the relentless pressure of the spotlight. When Michael died, a piece of that era died with him. Bono knew he couldn't just sing at the track

Michael Hutchence had been gone for two years. The shockwaves of his sudden passing in a Sydney hotel room in 1997 had settled into a dull, permanent ache for those who loved him. He left behind a vault of unfinished solo work—songs that captured a man trying to shed the skin of the leather-clad INXS rock god to reveal something raw, electronic, and deeply personal. It was ghostly