Science of Silence

2003 single by Richard Ashcroft

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"Science of Silence"

7" and CD cover

Single by Richard Ashcroft
from the album  Human Conditions
B-side| "Get Up Now"
Released| 6 January 2003
Recorded| 2002
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)

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Alternative cover

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, the week of 18 January 2003, and spent five weeks on that chart's Top 100.[1]

The production of the song's video was filmed at the beach [which?] on 27 November 2002.

## Track listings

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* 7" HUT163

1. "Science of Silence" (single edit) – 3:53
2. "Get Up Now" – 4:17

* CD HUTCD163

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)

* DVD HUTDVD163

1. "Science of Silence" (album version)
2. "Science of Silence" (video/live performance)
3. "Bright Lights" (film footage)

## See also

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## References

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1. ^ "SCIENCE OF SILENCE by RICHARD ASHCROFT: CHART HISTORY OF SCIENCE OF SILENCE". Official Charts. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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Richard Ashcroft

Studio albums|

* Alone with Everybody
* Human Conditions
* Keys to the World
* These People
* Natural Rebel
* Acoustic Hymns Vol 1

Project albums|

* United Nations of Sound

Singles|

* "A Song for the Lovers"
* "Money to Burn"
* "C'mon People (We're Making It Now)"
* "Check the Meaning"
* "Science of Silence"
* "Buy It in Bottles"
* "Break the Night with Colour"
* "Music Is Power"
* "Words Just Get in the Way"
* "Why Not Nothing" / "Sweet Brother Malcolm"

Featured singles|

* "The Test" (uncredited)

Related|

* The Verve
* RPA & The United Nations of Sound

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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