The Sound of Silence
original song written and composed by Paul Simon
"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a 1964 debut single by Simon & Garfunkel and is the leading single from their debut studio album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. It went to number 1 in the United States, Japan and South Africa, number 2 in New Zealand, number 3 in Zimbabwe, Australia and Austria, number 10 in the Netherlands and number 4 in Canada. It was covered by Paul Simon in 1974. In 2015, it was covered by American alternative band Disturbed for their sixth studio album Immortalized. It went to number 42 in the United States, number 4 in Australia, number 29 in the United Kingdom, number 31 in Ireland, number 32 in New Zealand and number 1 in Austria.
| "The Sound of Silence" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
| from the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. and Sounds of Silence | ||||
| B-side | "We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'" | |||
| Released | October 19, 1964 (original acoustic version) September 12, 1965 (overdubbed electric version) | |||
| Recorded | March 10, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 7th Ave, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Simon | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
| Simon & Garfunkel singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "The Sound of Silence" on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative release | ||||
References
changeNotes
- ↑ Kruth, John (2015). This Bird Has Flown: The Enduring Beauty of Rubber Soul, Fifty Years On. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-61713-573-6.
