RADIOHEAD singer Thom Yorke teamed up with Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, British Prime Minister David Cameron, tennis ace Andy Murray and others to record a single that consists of two minutes of silence, music blog Stereogum reported today.

The single, titled 2 Minute Silence, goes on sale on November 7 to commemorate Remembrance Day, a UK holiday honouring fallen soldiers. Music producer Mark Ronson and actor Bob Hoskins are also featured on the track - being completely silent.

“Rather than record a song, we felt the UK public would recognise the poignancy of silence and its clear association with remembrance,” said Royal British Legion Director General Chris Simpkins in a statement.

2 Minute Silence is not without precedent. In 1952, experimental composer John Cage composed the piece 4’33”, which consisted of four minutes and 33 seconds of a performer not playing an instrument.

Read more at Stereogum.

Originally published as Can two minutes' silence be a chart hit?