 The song appears on the duo's third studio album, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" (1966), although it was recorded during the sessions for their second album "Sounds of Silence" and included on that album in the UK.It was their second single, the follow-up to their enormously successful breakthrough hit "The Sound of Silence".It performed very well domestically, peaking at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100, remaining on the charts for 12 weeks.