The First Note Is Silent

2011 single by High Contrast featuring Tiësto and Underworld
"The First Note Is Silent"
Single by High Contrast featuring Tiësto and Underworld
from the album The Agony and the Ecstasy
B-side"Fearful Symmetry"
Released28 October 2011
GenreDrum and bass[1]
Length
  • 3:37 (Radio Edit)
  • 5:57 (Original Mix)
LabelHospital
Songwriter(s)
  • Lincoln Barrett
  • Tijs Verwest
  • Karl Hyde
  • Rick Smith
Producer(s)
  • High Contrast
  • Tiësto
High Contrast singles chronology
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" / "Forever and a Day"
(2010)
"The First Note Is Silent"
(2011)
"The Agony and the Ecstasy"
(2012)
Tiësto singles chronology
"Maximal Crazy"
(2011)
"The First Note Is Silent"
(2011)
"What Can We Do (A Deeper Love)"
(2011)
Underworld singles chronology
"Diamond Jigsaw"
(2011)
"The First Note Is Silent"
(2011)
"Caliban's Dream"
(2012)

"The First Note Is Silent" is a song by Welsh disc jockey and producer High Contrast in collaboration with Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto and Welsh electronic music band Underworld. It was released as digital download and 12" vinyl on 28 October 2011 by Hospital Records in the United Kingdom as the first single from High Contrast's fifth studio album The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Music video

The music video was premiered on High Contrast's official YouTube channel on 7 October 2011. It was directed by High Contrast himself.[2]

Track listing

Digital Download (NHS195DD)
  1. "The First Note Is Silent" (Radio Edit) - 3:37
  2. "The First Note Is Silent" - 5:57
  3. "The First Note Is Silent" (Instrumental) - 5:38
  4. "Fearful Symmetry" - 6:00
12" (NHS195)
  1. "The First Note Is Silent" - 5:57
  2. "Fearful Symmetry" - 6:00
Digital download - Tiësto Remix
  1. "The First Note Is Silent" (Tiësto Remix) - 8:10

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 48

References

  1. ^ "The First Note Is Silent by High Contrast feat. Tiësto & Underworld". Beatport. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ High Contrast (feat. Tiësto & Underworld) - The First Note Is Silent - OFFICIAL VIDEO on YouTube
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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