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# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:02 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (stereo, Pitman pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9269 |
| 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 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (mono, blue title) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2469 |
| 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, Santa Maria pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CL 2469, CS 9269 |
| 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) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 62690 |
| 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (Terre Haute pressing) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | PC 31350 |
| 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) | SOPM -20 |
| 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 |
| 1.5 | 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) | KC 31350, SBP 234138 |
| 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 |
| 1.1 | 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 |
| 2.1 | Sounds of Silence | ?:?? | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 66507 |
| 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 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 62690 |
| 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 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | 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 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence (DIDP 020201) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 460954 2 |
| 1.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | 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 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25DP 5131 |
| 1.1 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate: The Original Sound Track Recording | Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; David Grusin | Album + Soundtrack |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25DP 5134 |
| 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) | 25DP 5137 |
| 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 |
| 1.10 | 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) | 465860 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 | 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 |
| 1.13 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works (Reissue) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C3K 45322, CK 45323, CK 45324, CK 45325 |
| 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 31350 |
| 1.10 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CD-80288 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 | 3:04 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 31-469351-30, MOOD C21 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:03 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| Universe (compilations – attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | |
| 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C3K 64780 |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS 8490-2 |
| 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 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 489447 2 |
| 1.14 | The Sound of Silence (single version) | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| 1.8 | 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| 10.5 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.) | JXK 65750 |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, 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 |
| 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, 4674755000, 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 |
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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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| 1.2 | 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 |
| 1.2 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Look Behind Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| LB 005 | |
Relationships
| producer: | Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) |
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| bass guitar: | Bob Bushnell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) |
| drums (drum set): | Bobby Gregg (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) |
| guitar: | Vinnie Bell (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) Al Gorgoni (from 1964-03-10 until 1965-06-15) |
| 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: 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 1963-11 until 1964-02-19) |
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| 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) |
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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: | 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 |
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