# The First Note Is Silent > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_First_Note_Is_Silent > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_First_Note_Is_Silent.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Note_Is_Silent > Source revision: 1296429750 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 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" Released 28 October 2011 Genre Drum and bass[1] Length 3:37 (Radio Edit) 5:57 (Original Mix) Label Hospital Songwriters Lincoln Barrett Tijs Verwest Karl Hyde Rick Smith Producers 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](/source/Song) by [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) [disc jockey](/source/Disc_jockey) and [producer](/source/Music_Producer) [High Contrast](/source/High_Contrast) in collaboration with [Dutch](/source/Dutch_people) [disc jockey](/source/Disc_jockey) and [producer](/source/Music_Producer) [Tiësto](/source/Ti%C3%ABsto) and [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) band [Underworld](/source/Underworld_(band)). It was released as [digital download](/source/Digital_download_(music)) and [12" vinyl](/source/12%22_vinyl) on 28 October 2011 by [Hospital Records](/source/Hospital_Records) in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland) as the first single from [High Contrast](/source/High_Contrast)'s fifth studio album *[The Agony and the Ecstasy](/source/The_Agony_and_the_Ecstasy_(album))*. ## Music video The music video was premiered on [High Contrast](/source/High_Contrast)'s official [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel on 7 October 2011. It was directed by [High Contrast](/source/High_Contrast) himself.[2] ## Track listing **Digital Download (NHS195DD)** 1. "The First Note Is Silent" (Radio Edit) - 3:37 1. "The First Note Is Silent" - 5:57 1. "The First Note Is Silent" (Instrumental) - 5:38 1. "Fearful Symmetry" - 6:00 **12" (NHS195)** 1. "The First Note Is Silent" - 5:57 1. "Fearful Symmetry" - 6:00 **Digital download - [Tiësto](/source/Ti%C3%ABsto) Remix** 1. "The First Note Is Silent" ([Tiësto](/source/Ti%C3%ABsto) Remix) - 8:10 ## Charts Chart (2011) Peak position UK Singles (OCC)[3] 48 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The First Note Is Silent by High Contrast feat. Tiësto & Underworld"](https://www.beatport.com/release/the-first-note-is-silent-feat-tiesto-underworld/3106379). [Beatport](/source/Beatport). 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [High Contrast (feat. Tiësto & Underworld) - The First Note Is Silent - OFFICIAL VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWOJyegyRbM) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_High_Contrast_feat._Tiësto_&_Underworld_3-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 12/11/2011 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20111112/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 18 September 2021. v t e High Contrast Studio albums True Colours (2002) High Society (2004) Tough Guys Don't Dance (2007) The Agony and The Ecstasy (2012) Compilation albums FabricLive.25 (2005) Confidential (2009) v t e Tiësto Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums In My Memory Just Be Elements of Life Kaleidoscope A Town Called Paradise The London Sessions Drive Remix albums Elements of Life: Remixed Kaleidoscope: Remixed Mix albums In Search of Sunrise In Search of Sunrise 2 4: Latin America 5: Los Angeles 6: Ibiza 7: Asia Club Life Vol. 1 - Las Vegas Vol. 2 - Miami Vol. 3 - Stockholm Vol. 4 - New York City Vol. 5 - China Magik One: First Flight Two: Story of the Fall Three: Far from Earth Four: A New Adventure Five: Heaven Beyond Six: Live in Amsterdam Seven: Live in Los Angeles Forbidden Paradise 3: The Quest for Atlantis 4: High as a Kite 5: Arctic Expedition 6: Valley of Fire 7: Deep Forest Space Age Space Age 1.0 Space Age 2.0 Other Summerbreeze Revolution Nyana Parade of the Athletes Magikal Journey Extended plays I Like It Loud Singles as Tiësto "Theme from Norefjell" "Sparkles" "Lethal Industry" "Suburban Train" / "Urban Train" "Flight 643" "643 (Love's on Fire)" "Obsession" "In My Memory" "Traffic" "Just Be" "Love Comes Again" "Adagio for Strings" "UR" / "A Tear in the Open" "dance4life" "He's a Pirate" "In the Dark" "Break My Fall" "Ride" "I Will Be Here" "Escape Me" "Feel It" "Who Wants to Be Alone" "Feel It in My Bones" "C'mon" "C'mon (Catch 'Em by Surprise)" "Zero 76" "Work Hard, Play Hard" "Maximal Crazy" "The First Note Is Silent" "What Can We Do (A Deeper Love)" "Pair of Dice" "United" "Take Me" "Red Lights" "Wasted" "Let's Go" "Say Something" "Light Years Away" "Secrets" "Split (Only U)" "Chemicals" "Wombass" "Get Down" "The Right Song" "Summer Nights" "On My Way" "Harder" "Scream" "Carry You Home" "Jackie Chan" "Grapevine" "Ritual" "God Is a Dancer" "Blue" "Nothing Really Matters" "Coffee (Give Me Something)" "The Business" "The Business Part II" "Don't Be Shy" "The Motto" "Hot in It" "10:35" "Thank You (Not So Bad)" "Contigo" as Allure "The Loves We Lost" "Somewhere Inside" "Pair of Dice" as Alibi "Eternity" as VER:WEST "5 Seconds Before Sunrise" Promotional singles "Battleship Grey" "Speed Rail" "Halfway There" Other tracks "Last Train" "Set Yourself Free" "Lose You" Remixes "Silence" (DJ Tiësto In Search of Sunrise Mix) "Innocente (Falling in Love)" (DJ Tiësto Remix) "Southern Sun" (DJ Tiësto Mix) "We Are All Made of Stars" (DJ Tiësto's Full Vocal Remix) "Imagination" (Tiësto Remix) "All of Me" (Tiësto's Birthday Treatment Remix) "L'Amour toujours" (Tiësto Edit) "Resilient" (Tiësto Remix) Video albums Tiësto in Concert Tiësto in Concert 2 Copenhagen: Elements of Life World Tour Tours Area2 Tour Just Be: Train Tour In Search of Sunrise 5 Asia Tour Elements of Life World Tour In Search of Sunrise: Summer Tour 2008 Kaleidoscope World Tour A Town Called Paradise World Tour Related articles Gouryella Kamaya Painters Tiësto's Club Life v t e Underworld Karl Hyde Rick Smith Darren Emerson Studio albums Underneath the Radar Change the Weather Dubnobasswithmyheadman Second Toughest in the Infants Beaucoup Fish A Hundred Days Off Oblivion with Bells Barking Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future Drift Series 1 Strawberry Hotel Live albums Everything, Everything Live in Tokyo Live Here Now series Compilations 1992–2002 The Bells the Bells 1992–2012 The Anthology A Collection Digital projects Riverrun Drift Soundtracks Breaking and Entering Sunshine Isles of Wonder Singles and EPs "Underneath the Radar" "Stand Up" "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" "Rez" "Spikee" "Dark & Long" "Cowgirl" "Dirty Epic" "Born Slippy" "Rowla" "Pearl's Girl" "Born Slippy Nuxx" "Juanita" "Moaner" "Push Upstairs" "Jumbo" "King of Snake" "Bruce Lee" Beaucoup Fish Singles "Two Months Off" "Dinosaur Adventure 3D" "Crocodile" "Scribble" "The First Note Is Silent" "Caliban's Dream" Teatime Dub Encounters Other songs "And I Will Kiss" Related articles Discography Freur Someday World High Life --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The First Note Is Silent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Note_Is_Silent) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Note_Is_Silent?action=history)). 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