Broken Silence (song)

"Broken Silence" is a single by the UK garage act So Solid Crew. It was released on 15 September 2003, and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. The song spoke out against the government prejudice they felt they had faced.

"Broken Silence"
Single by So Solid Crew
from the album 2nd Verse
Released15 September 2003
Recorded2003
GenreHip hop
Length4.11
LabelIndependiente Records
Producer(s)Mr. Shabz
So Solid Crew singles chronology
"Ride Wid Us"
(2002)
"Broken Silence"
(2003)
"So Grimey"
(2004)

It is the only known top 40 single in the UK to contain a 17-letter word - 'institutionalised', found in the lyric "It's like we're imprisoned in the ghetto and it's getting to me/To the point where I'm feeling institutionalised/Look in my eyes, you'll see pain in it, but who can decide?".[1] The video for the song was shot in Feltham, West London.

Track listing

  1. "Broken Silence"
  2. "Broken Version"
  3. "2nd Verse"
  4. "Broken Silence" (Video)

References

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