The Sounds of Silence

Summary

The Sounds of Silence is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,153 views/month, #61 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Sounds of Silence's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• The Sounds of Silence's composer is recorded as Paul Simon^[4].
• The Sounds of Silence's genre is popular music^[5].
• The Sounds of Silence was produced by Tom Wilson^[6].
• The Sounds of Silence was performed by Simon & Garfunkel^[7].
• Among the performers on The Sounds of Silence was Paul Simon^[8].
• The Sounds of Silence is part of Sounds of Silence^[9].
• The Sounds of Silence's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Sounds of Silence was released on September 1965^[11].
• The Sounds of Silence's lyricist is recorded as Paul Simon^[12].
• The Sounds of Silence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sounds of Silence'}^[13].
• The Sounds of Silence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Sound of Silence'}^[14].
• The Sounds of Silence's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hello darkness, my old friend'}^[15].
• The Sounds of Silence's derivative work is recorded as En ton av tystnad^[16].
• The Sounds of Silence's form of creative work is recorded as song^[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[18]

• Genre(s): rock^[19]

• Community tags: meme, rock^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: ac967d83-36c2-3bf5-a2a6-562c4b1fdb2e^[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Simon & Garfunkel^[7] and Paul Simon^[8]. The Sounds of Silence was produced by Tom Wilson^[6].

Publication

The Sounds of Silence was released on September 1965^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is popular music^[5]. It is part of Sounds of Silence^[9].

Why It Matters

The Sounds of Silence ranks in the top 0.31% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,153 views/month, #61 of 19,375).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]