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"Sound of Silence" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Dami Im.[1] Written by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of DNA Songs, it is best known as Australia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, where it finished 2nd, receiving a total of 511 points.[2][3][4] The song also won the Marcel Bezençon Award in the composer category. The song was leaked on 10 March 2016, one day before its initial release date.[5] It is Dami Im's fourth Australian top 20 hit and worldwide, it reached the top 40 in more than six countries after the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Final.

"Sound of Silence"
Single by Dami Im
Released11 March 2016
Recorded2016
GenreArena pop
Length3:15
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
  • Anthony Egizii
  • David Musumeci
Producer(s)DNA
Dami Im singles chronology
"Smile"
(2015)		 "Sound of Silence"
(2016)		 "Fighting for Love"
(2016)
Music video
"Sound of Silence" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Australia
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci
Lyricist(s)
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
330
Final result
2nd
Final points
511
Entry chronology
◄ "Tonight Again" (2015)
"Don't Come Easy" (2017) ►

Track listing


Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Sound of Silence"3:15
Short edit[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Sound of Silence" (Short edit)3:04
Remixes – Single
No.TitleLength
1."Sound of Silence" (7th Heaven Club Mix)7:57
2."Sound of Silence" (7th Heaven Radio Edit)4:18
Other versions (Sony promo release)

Charts


Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 10
Finland Download (Latauslista)[11] 11
France (SNEP)[12] 69
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 57
Iceland (RÚV)[14] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 100
Scotland (OCC)[16] 53
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 55
UK Download (OCC)[20] 54
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 160

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Platinum 70,000
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Mack, Emmy (10 March 2016). "Here's a taste of what Australia's Eurovision 2016 song sounds like". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "Dami readies Sound of Silence". Auspop. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. Vincent, Peter (10 March 2016). "Eurovision 2016: Dami Im to tackle song contest with Sia-like power ballad Sound of Silence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. Corner, Lewis (10 March 2016). "Eurovision 2016: Australia's Dami Im has a big ballad for Stockholm". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. García, Belén (10 March 2016). "Full Australian song leaked, listen to "Sound of Silence" by Dami Im!". ESC+Plus. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. "Sound of Silence – Single by Dami Im on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. "Sound of Silence (Short Edit) – Single by Dami Im on iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  9. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. "Dami Im: Sound of Silence" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  13. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  15. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  17. "Dami Im – Sound Of Silence" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  18. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  19. "Dami Im – Sound of Silence". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  20. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. Chart Log UK: "21.05.2016 (wk20)". UK Singles Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  23. "Dami Im - Sound of Silence". IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

На других языках

- [en] Sound of Silence (Dami Im song)

[ru] Sound of Silence

«Sound of Silence» (с англ. — «Звук тишины») — песня австралийской исполнительницы Дэми Им, представляющая страну на конкурсе песни Евровидение 2016; Авторами песни стали Энтони Эгизи и Дэвид Мусумеци[1][2][3][4]. Песня была издана в качестве сингла в цифровом формате и на компакт-диске 11 марта 2016 года звукозаписывающим лейблом Sony Music Entertainment; за день до официальной премьеры произошла утечка песни в Интернет[5].


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