“Silenced by the Night” is a song by English rock band Keane from their fourth studio album Strangeland. It was released worldwide as the album’s lead single on 13 March 2012, except for the United Kingdom where it was released on 15 April 2012. The song was written by Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes, Jesse Quin and produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat.