A Hazy Shade of Winter

"A Hazy Shade of Winter"
Side-A label of the US vinyl single
Single by Simon & Garfunkel
from the album Bookends
B-side"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
ReleasedOctober 22, 1966
RecordedSeptember 7, 1966
StudioColumbia 52nd Street (New York City)
GenreFolk rock
Length2:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Paul Simon
Producer(s)Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Johnston
Simon & Garfunkel singles chronology
"The Dangling Conversation"
(1966)
"A Hazy Shade of Winter"
(1966)
"At the Zoo"
(1967)
Audio
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"A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but subsequently included on the duo's album Bookends (1968). It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

In 1987, the Bangles recorded a cover version for the soundtrack of the film Less Than Zero, which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, Gerard Way and Ray Toro recorded a cover version for the series The Umbrella Academy.