Ever the innovators, Britain’s Radiohead has a new single releasing next week. The track, “2 Minutes Silence,” lives up to the title. A high profile video for the song featuring Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) and Mark Ronson, alongside other celebs including Prime Minister David Cameron, Scottish tennis star Andy Murray and England rugby player Martin Johnson has already been shot and will be released along with the track.
Iron Maiden frontman and radio DJ Bruce Dickinson said, “My first thought about the 2 Minute Silence single was that it was the work of a madman – my second thought was no, it’s the work of a genius! It’s an honor to be involved with it.”
For a 10 second preview click on the link below.
So, for the remaining 1:50 you can expect more of the same. It’s a bit gimmicky, I know, but here is the story behind “2 Minute Silence.”
The common tradition in the UK and Canada is to observe two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day (aka, Veterans Day, Armistice Day or Poppy day) which is traditionally held the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month: 11am on 11 November – the anniversary of the end of hostilities of the first World War in 1918. Its purpose is to remember the members of the armed forces who were killed during war. The video will, of course, be snippets of all the participants as they observe the traditional two minutes of silence.
The supporting stars of the video are also trying to try to get “2 Minute Silence” to number 1 in the singles charts on Remembrance Sunday, 13 November. An
official Facebook page has been created to support the campaign to get the silent single to the top of the chart.
“2 Minute Silence” goes on sale on Sunday 7 November for £1.00, for both the video and MP3. Funds will support serving & ex-serving troops and their families. The single can be purchased at
www.silentsingle.com.
