| "And Then There Was Silence" | ||||
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| Single byBlind Guardian | ||||
| from the albumA Night at the Opera | ||||
| Released | 12 November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Twilight Hall Studios (Grefrath, Germany) | |||
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| Length | 14:06 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriters | Hansi Kürsch,André Olbrich | |||
| Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind | |||
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"And Then There Was Silence" is a song by Germanpower metal bandBlind Guardian. It was released in November 2001 as the lead single from their albumA Night at the Opera.
Written by singerHansi Kürsch and composed by Kürsch and guitaristAndré Olbrich, the song is based onThe Iliad byHomer and on theAeneid byVirgil, and narrates the final days ofTroy, as foreseen byCassandra, daughter of the king of the destroyed city who foresaw the event.
The song required as much production time as the rest ofA Night at the Opera combined due to its length, intricacy, and number of audio tracks. At over 14 minutes, it is the longest track recorded by Blind Guardian. A new version was recorded in 2012 and included as part of the compilation albumMemories of a Time to Come.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany (GfK)[2] | 41 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[3] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 41 |
| Chart (2001) | Position |
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| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] | 143 |
The 14-minute closer, a progressive metal epic about the Trojan War that doesn't hit its first go-around of the chorus until just past the four-minute mark...
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