The Sound of Silence
"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 and 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" | ||||
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| Single by Simon & Garfunkel | ||||
| from 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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| "The Sound of Silence" at YouTube | ||||
The Sound Of Silence Media
Paul Simon, the song's composer, c. 1966
The song's heavy airplay in Cocoa Beach, Florida, alerted Columbia to release the single.
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References
Notes
- ↑ 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.
