Silence Becomes It Explained

Silence Becomes It
Type:	Album
Artist:	Silence 4
Cover:	Silence becomes it.jpg
Released:	June 1998
Genre:	Alternative rock, pop rock
Label:	PolyGram
Next Title:	Only Pain Is Real
Next Year:	2000

Silence Becomes It is the debut album by Portuguese band Silence 4, released in June 1998.^[1] It was a huge success in Portugal, reaching a six-time platinum certification (240,000 units sold),^[2] but had less success internationally.

The album contains 15 songs, including a hidden track, and two versions of "A Little Respect" by Erasure.^[3] Most of the songs are in English, with only two in Portuguese: "Sextos Sentidos", a duet with Sérgio Godinho, and "Eu Não Sei Dizer". The songs deal with themes of love, pain, melancholy, loss, death, sorrow, loneliness and nostalgia – themes that are recurrent in Silence 4 and David Fonseca's solo career discography. Both "Borrow" and "My Friends" were highly successful singles in Portugal.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by David Fonseca, except where noted.

1. "Goodbye Tomorrow"
2. "Borrow"
3. "Dying Young" (lyrics: Bruno Urbano)
4. "Old Letters"
5. "Angel Song"
6. "My Friends"
7. "A (Very) Little Respect" (Vince Clarke, Andy Bell)
8. "Sextos Sentidos" (lyrics: Sérgio Godinho; music: Rui Costa)
9. "We"
10. "Breeders" (lyrics: Bruno Urbano)
11. "Eu Não Sei Dizer"
12. "Cry" (music: Rui Costa)
13. "A Little Respect" (Vince Clarke, Andy Bell)
14. "Teeth Against the Glass"
15. "Sex Freak" (hidden track)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Os Silence 4 quebram o silêncio. pt. Notícias Magazine. Jornal de Notícias. 15 March 2014. 12 January 2021.
2. Berne, Terry. 11 November 2000. Portugal's Year of Transition. Billboard. 112. 46. 75. Google Books.
3. Galopim, Nuno. 19 September 1998. Global Music Pulse. Billboard. 110. 38. 75. Google Books.