"Queen of the Slipstream" is a romantic ballad written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and recorded on his 1987 album, Poetic Champions Compose.

[1] "Queen of the Slipstream" was recorded at the same sessions as the other tracks that were released on Poetic Champions Compose in the summer of 1987 at the Wool Hall Studios, Beckington.

[2] The song is a romantic ballad composed in the key of E major with a chord progression of E-G#m-A.

[7] On 10 January 2010 Mary Portas chose the track when appearing on Desert Island Discs.

[9] Fun recorded a cover version of "Queen of the Slipstream" on an iTunes Sessions album released in December 2012.