"Slip Kid" is a song from The Who

The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

's seventh album, The Who by Numbers

The Who by Numbers

The Who by Numbers is the seventh album by English rock band The Who, released on 3 October 1975 in the United Kingdom through Polydor Records, and on 25 October 1975 in the United States by MCA Records...

. It was released as a single in the USA. "Slip Kid" was to be in Pete's

Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

 Lifehouse rock opera. A demo of this song was included on Lifehouse Chronicles. "Slip Kid" was on the following compilation albums: The Story of The Who

The Story of The Who

The Story of The Who is a 2 LP compilation album from The Who. The album was released in the U.K. in September 1976. The album reached number two in the UK charts. Another version of this collection with a different track listing was also released in Japan...

(1976), Hooligans

Hooligans (The Who album)

Hooligans is a two LP compilation album of The Who. Released by MCA Records in 1981, it focuses on Who songs from the 1970s with only the titles "I Can't Explain", "I Can See for Miles" and "Pinball Wizard" from the 1960s. The album reached #52 on the US charts.This album is most notable as the...

(1981) and 30 Years of Maximum R&B (1994).

This was performed live a few times on The Who's European leg of the 1976 tour

The Who Tour 1976

The Who Tour 1976 was The Who's second concert tour for their The Who By Numbers album.-History:After spending most of the last three months of 1975 supporting The Who By Numbers, the group again embarked on a series of tours in 1976, with two stints in North America and several shows in the United...

 and also the American leg before being dropped. A small part of this song was played in one of the concerts of the band's 1979 tour

The Who Tour 1979

The Who Tour 1979 was The Who's first concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, supporting their 1978 album Who Are You.-History:...

, particularly in Buffalo on December 4, 1979. During the second date of their concerts in London in 2008, "Slip Kid" was performed again, for the first time in 32 years.

"Slip Kid" is also the name of a tribute to The Who formed by Gary Cherone

Gary Cherone

Gary Francis Caine Cherone is an American rock singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with the rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead singer for Van Halen on their 11th album Van Halen III and subsequent tour. In recent years he has released solo recordings. In 2007,...

 of Extreme

Extreme (band)

Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...

 and Van Halen

Van Halen

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

.