Slow Fade

Written by Mark Hall, it was released as the third single from Casting Crowns' 2007 studio album The Altar and the Door.

Written after the public falls from grace of several church leaders, "Slow Fade" is a cautionary tale against making the wrong choices.

The song's music video, which was produced and directed by the Erwin Brothers, depicts a family slowly deteriorating due to the compromising decisions they have made.

"Slow Fade" was written in the "light of the well publicised falls from grace of several high profile church leaders".

Jared Johnson of Allmusic noted it had a "mature rock theme" and "showcased more grunge guitar than could be heard on all of Lifesong".

[6] Andree Farias of Christianity Today praised the lyrics as "full of great ideas about spiritual apostasy" but said the arrangement "leaves the impression that [Mark] Hall and company are bored or tired".

[19] Produced and directed by the Erwin Brothers, the music video for "Slow Fade" was shot in Birmingham, Alabama.

[23] At a concert on February 3, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, Casting Crowns performed it as the third song on their set list.