Michael Hutchence Feat Bono - Slideaway (new) -

"I'm gonna wake you up..." Bono sang, his voice cracking slightly with genuine emotion. "I'm gonna wake you up, black dog!"

But it was incomplete. It lacked a counterpoint. It needed a voice that could answer Michael from across the void. 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. "I'm gonna wake you up

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 needed a voice that could answer Michael

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.

The result was "Slideaway (NEW)"—the centerpiece of Michael Hutchence's posthumous self-titled solo album.

Producer Andy Gill knew there was only one person who could fill that space. He picked up the phone and called Dublin.