Singles Discography

Enjoy the Silence '04

Charts

UK (7 / 75) Germany (5)

Notes

Enjoy the Silence "Look at how they massacred my boy!"
- Vito Corleone

The nightmare reaches its climax: the massacre at Linkin Park. The dream/nightmare continued with things not going so well in the DM camp. After the past couple of years, it was plain to see that there was some internal turmoil. Dave and Martin resorted to dueling each other via solo records (or handbags at dawn depending on who you ask). Meanwhile, Daniel Miller had a good idea to release a remix anthology for the band with a remixed, re-released "Enjoy the Silence" to help promote it. Mind you DM has an outstanding remix heritage that was ripe to be featured, but consider the timing of the "feud" between Dave & Martin as well as being on a four straight losing singles streak, more thought into a single choice should have happened. After all, "Halo" hadn't been released yet, but the decision was made and made early, creating part three of a three part trilogy of silence: Leave in Silence, Enjoy the Silence, and Rehash the Silence ('04). This time, a strong collection of new Silence mixes were ordered up featuring the likes of Richard X, Ewan Pearson, Timo Maas, Cicada, and Goldfrapp. But the worst one of the lot ended up being the one featured on the single. Worse yet was who was doing the remix.

Still hoping to connect with the younger crowd, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda was tapped to "reinterpret" the Silence. The result was a noisy, post-rapcore shlock of a mix. It was more of a Borg type assimilation of the song than a genuine attempt to remix it. Shinoda, and Linkin Park for that matter, subsequently suffered a major backlash from the DM fans. To call it unlistenable is an understatement, yet the accompanying video by "Bottle Living" director Uwe Flade was at the very least, unwatchable. It was considered a joke until it was confirmed as being official, then the joke was on us fans. US radio, rightfully kept airplay at a minium of said remix while in the UK, it was a surprising hit. Having more to do with the other mixes than Shinoda's mess and an L12 that had nothing to do with the Silence, BONG 34 served as a natural extension to the remix album campaign. Goldfrapp served up a classic remix of "Halo" that was as masterful as Shinoda's mix was pitiful, like night and day. It would be the lead track on only the second XL12 issued for a DM release.

For the first time since the one-sided XL12 BONG 18, Mute issued an XL12 for this release. Unlike most releases, both the L12 and the XL12 contained mixes that didn't contain new "Enjoy the Silence" mixes. In fact, L12 BONG 34 was treated by the UK charts as a separate release for "Something to Do". It charted on its own at #75 with its brilliant Black Strobe mix. After all these years, not only was the best track off "Some Great Reward" released, but it was a chart hit to boot! And that's how the nightmare ends. Things started to look brighter when we found out and told the world that DM were recording a new album…

US Releases

	Mute/Reprise 12" Single 42757-0 Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Cicada Remix)
	Mute/Reprise 5" CD Single 42757-2 Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Enjoy The Silence (Timo Mass Extended Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended) World In My Eyes (Cicada Mix) Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix)
	Reprise Promo 12" PRO-A-101419-A Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Nothing (Headcleanr Rock Mix) Halo (Goldfrapp Mix)
	Reprise Double Promo 12" PRO-A-101430-A Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix) World In My Eyes (Cicada Mix) Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix)
	Reprise Double Promo 12" PRO-A-101430 Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix) World In My Eyes (Cicada Mix) Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix)
	Reprise Promo CD Single PRO-CD-101419 Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Nothing (Headcleanr Rock Mix) Halo (Goldfrapp Mix)
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UK Releases

	Mute 12" Single 12 BONG 34 Enjoy the Silence (Timo Mass Extended Remix) Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)
	Mute Limited Edition 12" Single L12 BONG 34 Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix) World In My Eyes (Cicada Remix) Photographic (Rex The Dog Dubb Mix)
	Mute Xtra Limited Edition 12" Single XL12 BONG 34 Halo (Goldfrapp Remix) Clean (Colder Version) Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss Remix) Notes: Only the second XL12 released by Mute. Could technically be considered a single release for "Halo" given that the L12 charted as "Something to Do".
	Mute 5" CD Single CD BONG 34 Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)
	Mute Limited Edition 5" CD Single LCD BONG 34 Enjoy the Silence (Timo Mass Extended Remix) Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Remix - Radio Edit) Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix)
	Mute Xtra Limited Edition 5" CD Single XLCD BONG 34 Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix) World In My Eyes (Cicada Remix) Mercy In You (The BRAT Mix)
	Mute Promo 5" CD Single RCD BONG 34 Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Remix - Radio Edit)
	Mute Promo 12" Single P12 BONG 34 Enjoy the Silence (Timo Mass Extended Remix) Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix) Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix) Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Instrumental)
	Mute Promo 12" Single PL12 BONG 34 Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix) World In My Eyes (Cicada Remix) Photographic (Rex The Dog Dubb Mix)
	Mute Promo 12" Single PXL12 BONG 34 Halo (Goldfrapp Remix) Clean (Colder Version) Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)
	Mute Promo 5" CD Single RCD BONG 34 Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted) Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Mix) Enjoy The Silence (Ewan Pearson Remix - Radio Edit)
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