One Slip Explained

One Slip
Cover:OneSlip.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Pink Floyd
Album:A Momentary Lapse of Reason
B-Side:"Terminal Frost" / "The Dogs of War" (live)
Recorded:Early 1987
Genre:
Prev Title:The Dogs of War
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Keep Talking
Next Year:1994

"One Slip" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason.[1] [2]

Composition

The album gets its title from a line of this song's lyrics. The song was co-written by David Gilmour and Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera, who later co-produced Gilmour's On an Island album and played rhythm guitar on the subsequent tour.

Release

It was first released as the B-side to "Learning to Fly". It was then re-released as the third single from the album in the UK where it was a minor hit and was the fourth single from the album in the US where it did well on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"One Slip (2019 remix)" from the box set, The Later Years 1987–2019 was released as a single on 24 October 2019 on Spotify and 25 October 2019 on YouTube and iTunes. The song contains newly recorded drums by Nick Mason and organ parts by Richard Wright lifted from 1987-89 live performances, replacing the song's original drum and keyboard parts.

Live

The track was the final song from the album played live when it was the first encore on the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour from 1987–89. The band resurrected the track on one show on their 1994 The Division Bell tour when the band performed it in Oakland, California.

Video

The video for the track is footage of a vintage 1930s[3] plane flying interspersed with concert clips filmed during the band's three night run at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The live footage was shot in November 1987 and was directed by Lawrence Jordan (who has directed concert films for Rush, Mariah Carey and Billy Joel). Videos for "On the Turning Away" and "The Dogs of War" were also filmed from this concert.

Personnel

Additional musicians:

Oakland Stadium, California on 24 April 1994

Additional musicians:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Strong , Martin C. . The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Books. Edinburgh. 1-84195-551-5. 1177. 2004. 7th.
  2. Book: Mabbett , Andy . The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. Omnibus Press. London. 0-7119-4301-X. 1995.
  3. Web site: Pink Floyd: One Slip (Video 1988) - IMDb. .
  4. Web site: Inside the Mind of Pink Floyd: David Gilmour. Guitar. September 1995. 2010-07-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121230064526/http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1480-david-gilmour-inside-mind-pink.html. 2012-12-30.
  5. https://www.loudersound.com/features/michael-landau-interview-the-return-of-the-master-musician "Michael Landau interview: the return of the master musician"