<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Audio </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "The Sound of Silence" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel . The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964 . A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. . </P> <P> Released in October 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo breaking apart, with Paul Simon returning to England and Art Garfunkel to his studies at Columbia University . In the spring of 1965, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout Florida . The growing airplay led Tom Wilson, the song's producer, to remix the track, overdubbing electric instruments and drums . Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release . The single was released in September 1965 . </P>

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