The Sound of Silence (overdubbed remix 1965)
~ Recording by Simon & Garfunkel
Annotation
This track was originally known as The Sounds of Silence, and the original LP and singles called it that way. The lyrics contain both versions.
Annotation last modified on 2007-11-16 09:30 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (stereo, Pitman pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9269 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (mono, blue title) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2469 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 32020 |
| 1.1 | Sounds of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia Masterworks | OS 3180 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (stereo) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 62690 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (mono) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 62408 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (stereo, Santa Maria pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2469, CS 9269 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 32359 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | KC 31350 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | SBP 473988 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 69003 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PC 31350 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (Terre Haute pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | KC 31350 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:01 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 69003 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 69003 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (stereo) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 62 408 |
| 1.7 | Los sonidos del silencio | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | CBS 10º Aniversario. 10 años de éxitos | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 14307 |
| 1.6 | Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | More American Graffiti: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 0082.068-2 |
| 1.10 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 10029 |
| 1.10 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 35DP 13 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 30AP 2259 |
| 1.10 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 24005, CDCBS24005 |
| 1.10 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 24005 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS69003 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 32DP 383 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (DIDP 020201) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 9269 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 460954 2 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 32359 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (mastered by DADC Austria) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 460954 2 |
| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | CSCS-5119 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 3180 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: Original Soundtrack | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 3180 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 32359 2 |
| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works (Reissue) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | C3K 45322 |
| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CSCS 5427 |
| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 467404 2, 467404-2 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Knuffelrock 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 467572 2 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 467475 2 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 31350 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | MOOD CD21 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | 20 Golden Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Alex Merck Music | alex cd 30 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon and Garfunkel | 20 Greatest Hits | Simon and Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 468045 2 |
| 1.8 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Flower Power - United We Stand, Disc 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 468045 2 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Gallo Record Company | CDANIC 050 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:03 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 4693512 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Direct (Canadian label) | TVK 24003 |
| 1.14 | Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | All the Best Of, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UN 3 133 | |
| 1.7 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Rondo Hitline (Grüezi Music AG) | RONDO 22419 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CDCOL 34420 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Paul Simon | 1964–1993 | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 45394-2 |
| 1.14 | Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | All the Best Of, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UN 3 146 | |
| 2.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water / Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 474157 2, COL 474157 2 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 467475 2 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (club edition, reissue) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia House (direct‐mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 511329T, CCK 31350 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Paul Simon Anthology | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-45408-2 |
| 1.7 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | 19 Golden Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| General Group | GG 0100 |
| 1.11 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Candlelight | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 477868-2 |
| 1.8 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Flower Power, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | UN 3 065 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | KuschelRock 4 (Gold-Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 467475 9 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 07-469351-10, 469351 2, COL 469351 2 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Knuffelrock 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 467572 9 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Het beste uit de top 60 van de jaren 60 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 467475 2 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 069003 2 |
| 1.10 | Sound of Silence | 3:03 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCOL 3148 K |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon and Garfunkel | The Concert in Central Park / 20 Greatest Hits | Simon and Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | CDGEF007 |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C3K 654729, C3K 654729, |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C3K 64780 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Gold | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| KOCH International (Austrian label, imprint in use from 1990 to 2000; LC 05680) | |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | C3K 64780, D 207410 |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 489447 2 |
| 1.8 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Sound (Falcon Neue Medien sublabel) | UN 3303 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Ultimate Rock Collection: Gold and Platinum | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 8458-2, OPCD-2749A |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 469351 6 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | 16 grandes éxitos en versión original | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Star Records (Spanish classical) | CD P0004 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | A Pop Aranykora 5. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ring Kiadó és Management Kft. | RCD 1120 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Paul Simon Anthology | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | J2K 65804 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CK 66022, D 132834 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 66022 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | ?:?? | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”) | SRCS 2165 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 467475 5, SMM 467475 5 |
| 1.17 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Les Voix en or, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 492 963-2 |
| 2.4 | Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Summer of Love: The Spirit of Flower Power (set I) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Brunswick News | 564 196-2 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 508632 2 |
| 1.8 | Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Careless Whisper, Vol. 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 2028-05 |
| 2.11 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Donna’s Top 2000, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 560 874-2 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Silent Voices | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Back Biter | BB 61047 |
| 1.11 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Traum Oldies, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Perlenfischer | 778 030-2 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album | Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 495081 2, COL 495081 2 | |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65998 |
| 2.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C5K 63815 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | 21 grandes sucessos | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 2-495887 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 65998 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 495081 2 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 9269 |
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| 1.7 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | Golden Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TEIC | CDP 680602-12 |
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| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25DP 5136 |
| 1.2 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Hits Collection, Part 1 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (Compilations — Attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | UN 3 024 |
Relationships
| producer: | Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) |
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| bass guitar: | Bob Bushnell |
| drums (drum set): | Bobby Gregg |
| guitar: | Vinnie Bell Al Gorgoni |
| lead vocals: | Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10) |
| has remixes: | The Sound of Silence (remix edit) by The Golden Pony The Sound of Silence (remix) by The Golden Pony |
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| sampled by: | Montage of Heck (The Landlord Is a Piece of Shit From Hell) (long version) by TedEdFred (early version of Nirvana) |
| part of: | Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 74) (order: 74) Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 156) (order: 156) |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/2YplrdHMBoRdnHgMeHEwHm [info] |
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| recording of: | The Sound of Silence (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) |
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Related works
The Sound of Silence
| lyricist: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1964) |
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| composer: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963 until 1963-11) |
| publisher: | 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) |
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| 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) |
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| later parody versions: | 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) 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 |
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