Science of Silence

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"Science of Silence"
Science of Silence.jpg
7" and CD cover
Single by Richard Ashcroft
from the album Human Conditions
B-side "Get Up Now"
Released6 January 2003
Genre Alternative rock
Length
  • 4:15 (album version)
  • 3:53 (single edit)
Label Hut
Songwriter(s) Richard Ashcroft
Producer(s) Chris Potter
Richard Ashcroft singles chronology
"Check the Meaning"
(2002)
"Science of Silence"
(2003)
"Buy It in Bottles"
(2003)
Alternative cover
Science of Silence DVD.JPG
DVD cover

"Science of Silence" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is the sixth track on his 2002 album Human Conditions . The song was also released on 6 January 2003 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom (see 2003 in British music). The single peaked at No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

  1. "Science of Silence" (single edit) – 3:53
  2. "Get Up Now" – 4:17
  1. "Science of Silence" (single edit) – 3:53
  2. "Get Up Now" – 4:17
  3. "Check the Meaning" (The Freelance Hellraiser Remix) – 4:06
  4. "Science of Silence" (video)
  1. "Science of Silence" (album version)
  2. "Science of Silence" (video/live performance)
  3. "Bright Lights" (film footage)


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