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The Silent Sun

1968 single by Genesis
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The Silent Sun

Summary

The Silent Sun is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Silent Sun's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Silent Sun's genre is folk rock[4].
  • The Silent Sun was followed by Where the Sour Turns to Sweet[5].
  • The Silent Sun was produced by Jonathan King[6].
  • Among the performers on The Silent Sun was Genesis[7].
  • The Silent Sun's record label is recorded as Decca[8].
  • The Silent Sun is part of From Genesis to Revelation[9].
  • The Silent Sun was released on February 22, 1968[10].
  • The Silent Sun's has characteristic is recorded as debut single[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb418543-4d00-40d9-b217-8f70f1a05059[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Silent Sun was Genesis[7]. It was produced by Jonathan King[6].

Publication

The Silent Sun was published on February 22, 1968[10]. Its genre is folk rock[4]. It is part of From Genesis to Revelation[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Silent Sun was followed by Where the Sour Turns to Sweet[5].

Why It Matters

The Silent Sun ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Decca Genesis Mike Rutherford Peter Gabriel Tony Banks

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-silent-sun_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Silent Sun}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-silent-sun}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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