Sound of Silence (Dami Im song)

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"Sound of Silence"
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Single by Dami Im
Released11 March 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Arena pop
Length3:15
Label Sony
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
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 Bubbling Under 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 Singles Downloads (OCC) [20] 54
UK Singles (OCC) [21] 160

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Sweden (GLF) [23] Gold20,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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