"The Sound of Silence" is a song by Simon & Garfunkel, that in september 1965 as a single was issued by Columbia Records. Four months later, on January 17, 1966, the song appeared on the album Sounds of Silence. As B side of the single was initially the song "we've Got a Groovey Thing goin'" is used.
The song was written by Paul Simon, and Tom Wilson was responsible for the production. On 10 March 1964, the first mix included. This recording was made using only acoustic instruments. An early acoustic version appeared as "The Sounds of Silence" on the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. The different spellings were used alternately over the years.
In June 1965 Wilson decided to add electric instruments to the acoustic version. On 15 June 1965, he participated with guitarist Al Gorgoni, bassist Bob Bushnell anddrummer Bobby Gregg Gregg on the electric part he had that day. together with the song "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan included. The electric version of "The Sounds of Silence" reached in January 1966 the first place in the American Billboard Hot 100.
A cover version of "The Sound of Silence" was released by Disturbed in 2015, included in its sixth studio album Immortalized released on August 21, 2015. "The Sound of Silence" was also released as a single on December 7, 2015.
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The single is released several times, including:[1]
- 1965 -7 ", UK Edition (CBS 201977)
- A: "The Sound of Silence"-3: 05
B: "we've Got a Groovey Thing goin'" – 1: 55
- 1965-7 ", American Edition (13-22096, ZSP 112717)
- A: "The Sound of Silence"-3: 05
B: "Homeward Bound" – 2: 27
- 1966 -7 ", French Edition (CBS 3612)
- A: "The Sounds of Silence" – 3: 02
B: "I Am a Rock"-2: 50
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On the original recording are Paul Simon (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Art Garfunkel (vocals) to hear. The following musicians worked on the electric version:
- Al Gorgoni- electric guitar
- Bob Bushnell- bass guitar
- Bobby Gregg- drums
Chart Positions[Edit][]
Dutch Top 40[Edit][]
| "The Sounds of Silence" in the Dutch Top 40 -- inside: 15 January 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Number | 40 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 28 | from |
Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]
| Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
' 99 | ' 00 | ' 01 | ' 02 | ' 03 | ' 04 | ' 05 | ' 06 | ' 07 | ' 08 | ' 09 | ' 10 | ' 11 | ' 12 | ' 13 |
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| The sound of silence | 49 | 71 | 61 | 64 | 76 | 85 | 101 | 81 | 153 | 92 | 82 | 74 | 58 | 70 | 32 |
Covers[Edit][]
The Irish group The Bachelors brought in april 1966 a cover version, which the third place in the English UK Singles Chart took out.
A Dutch version under the title the sound of silence is the first lp by Boudewijn de Groot. The translation is from the hand of Lennaert Nijgh.
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| Released | 20 February | ||||||
| Type of carrier | Music download | ||||||
| Recording | 2012 | ||||||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock | ||||||
| Tag | 8Ball | ||||||
| Writer (s) | Paul Simon | ||||||
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Susan Callaghan[Edit][]
In the third live show of the first season of The Voice of Flanders Susan Callaghan on 17th February 2012 sang the song The sound of silence. On 20 February 2012 was the song available as a music download. A week later came the single at number two in the Flemish Ultratop 50.
Chart Positions[Edit][]
Flemish Ultratop 50[Edit][]
| Chart positions: 25-02-2012-31-03-2012 | |||||||
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| Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Position: | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 21 | from |
Disturbed[]
A cover of "The Sound of Silence" was released by Disturbed in 2015. The song was included in the album Immortalized, which was released on August 21, 2015. "The Sound of Silence" became a single, which released on December 7, 2015.
In 2011, Disturbed announced that its band would be going on a hiatus. By January 2014, vocalist David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Wengren met for dinner and discussed their plans about developing new material for their next album. Bassist John Moyer was not present during the dinner as he was doing other projects. "The Sound of Silence", along with other songs intended for the album Immortalized were recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A music video was released the same day "The Sound of Silence" was named a single, which took shape on December 7, 2015. At first, the original artists, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, who were then known as a duo Simon & Garfunkel, were made unaware about this cover until April 2016. Both Simon & Garfunkel endorsed the cover of the song, becoming enamored the first time they heard it.
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Spanish | El Sonido del Silencio | The Sound of Silence |
| Italian | Il Suono del Silenzio | The Sound of Silence |
| French | Le Son du Silence | The Sound of Silence |
| German | Der Klang der Stille | The Sound of Silence |
| Dutch | Het Geluid van Stilte | The Sound of Silence |
| Russian | Звук тишины | The Sound of Silence |
| Ukranian | Звук тиші | The Sound of Silence |
| Arabic | صوت الصمت | The Sound of Silence |
| Persian | صدای سکوت | The Sound of Silence |
| Japanese | サウンド・オブ・サイレンス | The Sound of Silence |
| Korean | 침묵의 소리 | The Sound of Silence |
| Simplified Chinese | 寂静之声 | The Sound of Silence |
| Traditional Chinese | 寂靜之聲 | The Sound of Silence |