Silence Is Golden by The Tremeloes was a UK number 1 hit on Thursday, May 18, 1967 spending 3 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. This was originally recorded in 1964 by the Four Seasons as the B-side of their #1 hit "Rag Doll." The phrase "silence is golden" is an encouragement to silence, which comes from a Swiss inscription written in German and best known in the English translation by Thomas Carlyle: "Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden" (speech is silver, silence is golden).
Who sang Silence Is Golden?
Silence Is Golden was performed by The Tremeloes
What year did Silence Is Golden get to the UK number 1 spot?
Silence Is Golden first became a UK number 1 on Thursday, May 18, 1967
How long was Silence Is Golden at number 1 in the UK?
Silence Is Golden spent 3 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.