The Sound of Silence

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lyricist:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-19)
composer:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-09)
publisher:Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
J. Michel KG (publisher)
MDW (publisher)
Mother Culture Publishing
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992)
Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/623 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=796 [info]
Wikidata:Q922139 [info]
referred to in medleys:More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd)
Sound of Silence × 冷戰 (order: 1)
later parody versions:Sounds of Kuva Farming
The Power of Science
The Sound of Chickens
The Sound of Sirens
The Sounds of Silas
later translated versions:｢卒業｣～サウンド・オブ・サイレンス
Chanson d’innocence (The Sound of Silence)
El sonido del silencio
En ton av tystnad
Het geluid van stilte
La tua immagine
La Voix du silence (The Sound of Silence)
Los sonidos del silencio
Raum des Schweigens
צלילי השקט
is the basis for:All Delighted People

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1964-03-10The Sound of Silence (original acoustic version, stereo mix)Simon & Garfunkel3:07
1964-03-10The Sounds of Silence (original acoustic version, mono mix)Simon & Garfunkel3:08
1964-03-10 – 1965-06-15The Sound of Silence (overdubbed remix 1965)Simon & Garfunkel3:06
1965-01-27The Sound of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel3:10
1965-06The Sound of Silence (original mono mix)Paul Simon3:09
1966-02-17The Sound of Silence (live, 1966-02-17: Let's Sing Out, University College, University of Toronto, Canada)liveSimon & Garfunkel?:??
1966-10-21The Sound of Silence (live, 1966-10-21: Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel4:00
1966The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel5:13
1967-03-20The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel3:01
1967-06-16Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-16: Monterey Pop Festival, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:17
1967-06-16Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-1x: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey County Fairground, Monterey, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel4:14
1967-06-16Sounds of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel4:16
1967-06-16The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel?:??
1967-06-16The Sound of Silence (live, 1967-06-16: Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey County Fairground, Monterey, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:18
1967The Sound of Silence (live, 1967-01-22: Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:25
1968-06-27The Sound of SilencecoverCarmen McRae3:03
1968-08-23The Sound of Silence (live, 1968-08-23: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:26
1968The Sound of Silence (live, 1968: Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:27
1969-02-13The Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalBarney Kessel7:39
1969-11-08The Sound of Silence (Live, 1969-11-08: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:52
1969-11-11The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel?:??
1969-11-11The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel4:44
1970The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel5:36
1970The Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel3:40
1972Sound of SilencecoverStelvio Cipriani e la sua orchestra?:??
1981-09-19The Sound of Silence (live, 1981-09-19: Central Park, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel3:59
1981-09-19The Sound of Silence (live, 1981-09-19: Central Park, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel5:40
1991-08-15The Sound of Silence (live, 1991-08-15: Central Park, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA)livePaul Simon5:45
1996-03The Sounds of SilenceinstrumentalJoe Locke8:24
1999-06-07The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-07: McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, United States)liveBob Dylan & Paul Simon6:10
1999-06-13The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-13: Gorge Amphitheater, Columbia River Gorge, WA, USA)livePaul Simon & Bob Dylan?:??
1999-06-18The Sound of Silence (live, 1999-06-18: Concord Pavillion, Concord, CA, USA)liveBob Dylan & Paul Simon?:??
1999-06Sonidos del silenciocover and instrumentalKarumanta3:26
1999-07-14The Sound of Silence (1999-07-14: All-Tel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC, USA)liveBob Dylan feat. Paul Simon7:49
2000-07The Sound of SilencecoverNevermore5:14
2000The Sounds Of SilenceliveΒασίλης Καζούλης3:21
2003-12-20The Sound of Silence (live, 2003-12-20: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel5:10
2003-12The Sound of Silence (live, 2003-12: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel5:03
2008-10-31The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-10-31: Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins9:31
2008-11-04The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-04: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada)cover and liveSmashing Pumpkins9:27
2008-11-08The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-08: Event Center, Borgata Resort Spa and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA)liveThe Smashing Pumpkins5:13
2008-11-19The Sound of Silence (live, 2008-11-19: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA)cover and liveThe Smashing Pumpkins5:18
2009-10-29The Sound of Silence (live, 2009‐10‐29: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel4:33
2009-10-29The Sounds of Silence (live, 2009‐10‐29: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA)liveSimon & Garfunkel4:50
2010-07-15Sounds of Silence (live, 2010-07-15: The Blue Loon, Fairbanks, AK, USA)cover and liveBrandi Carlile3:48
2011-06-06The Sound of Silence (live, 2011-06-06: Webster Hall, New York City, NY, USA)livePaul Simon4:34
2011-06-06The Sound Of SilencelivePaul Simon?:??
2012-07-15The Sound of Silence (live, 2012-07-15: Hyde Park, London, UK)livePaul Simon4:24
2014-03-23Sound of Silence × 冷戰 (live; 2014-03-23: Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong)cover, live and medleyC AllStar5:30
2014-05-10The Sound of SilenceChildren's Chorus of Washington4:56
2014-11The Sound of Silencecover and liveSeven Years3:10
2016-03-28The Sound of Silence (live, 2016-03-28: CONAN, Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA, USA)cover and liveDisturbed4:13
2016-08-15The Sound of Silence (live, 2016-08-15: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA)cover and liveDisturbed4:20
2025-02-14The Sound of Silence (live @ Sanremo 2025, 2025-02-14)cover and liveClara con Il Volo3:09
70’s Medley: The Sound of Silence / Wind Flowers / California Dreamin’ / Devoted to You / Cryin’ in the Rain / Teach Your Children / He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brothercover and medley溫拿樂隊10:22
Abraham, Martin and John / The Sound of SilencemedleySan Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus?:??
El sonido del silenciocover and instrumentalFlautas Mágicas Band3:40
El Sonido Del Silenciocover and instrumentalChopkjas?:??
Het geluid der stilte (Sound of Silence)coverLize Marke3:05
Los sonidos del silenciocoverSergio Denis3:16
Medallion Avenue Collage: Sounds of Silence / Scarborough Fair / Canticlecover and medleyRichard Christensen3:46
Power of Science ParodycoverKoebi Faumui3:10
ProtestmedleyCrossmen12:32
Sound of Clownscoveraberrantkenosis2:56
Sound of SilencecoverRua4:34
Sound of SilencecoverAudioFeels3:44
Sound of SilencecoverPoint Valid with Catherine Asaro3:35
Sound of SilencecoverNick & Simon3:28
Sound of Silencecover and liveNick & Simon?:??
Sound of Silence (live, Spacebomb Studios)liveNatalie Prass2:50
Sound of SilencecoverThe Del-Lords3:23
Sound of SilencecoverDi Scherling3:30
Sound of SilencecoverAnia4:48
Sound of SilencecoverMiss B. Haven3:35
Sound of SilencecoverThe Carnabees3:02
Sound of SilencecoverAtrocity3:53
Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalThe London Pops Orchestra3:40
Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalPaul Mauriat3:04
Sound of SilencecoverLuke Sital‐Singh3:29
Sound of SilencecoverTrinity FM4:57
Sound of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel3:08
Sound of SilencecoverRudy Grant4:08
Sound of SilenceliveSimon & Garfunkel3:18
Sound of SilencecoverSusan Wong3:00
Sound of SilenceSimon & Garfunkel?:??
Sound of SilencecoverThe Bates2:41
Sound of SilencecoverEnrico Ciacci?:??
Sound of Silencecover and instrumentalWayra4:31
Sound of SilencecoverBobaflex3:09
Sound of SilenceinstrumentalAdrian Kerr3:02
Sound of SilencecoverThe Escape2:59
Sound of SilencecoverTracy Huang3:37
Sound of SilencecoverAlan Caddy Orchestra & Singers?:??
Sound of SilencecoverThe Hobbit?:??
Sound Of SilencecoverAdam Holmes3:14
Sound Of SilencecoverPop Classic Workshop2:22
Sound of Silence (Rhumba 27)instrumentalThe Columbia Ballroom Orchestra3:21
Sounds of Silencecover and instrumentalDiógenes L. Oliveira2:04
Sounds of SilencecoverThe Bachelors2:51
Sounds of Silencecover and instrumentalGeorges Schmitt3:50
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