"The Sound" is a song by English rock band The 1975. It was released as a radio single on 19 February 2016. It is currently the band's highest charting single in the UK, peaking at number 15. Rolling Stone named "The Sound" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016.

The music video for the single was released on 25 February 2016 on the band's YouTube channel. The group are shown dressed in black and playing in a large glass cube in a dark room throughout. The cube's lighting intersects between black and white to pink as they play, and at one point fills with smoke. They are observed from outside and spoken about by well-groomed strangers all dressed in white, with pink cards showing negative comments from real-life critics about the band as they play (such as Terrible high-pitched vocals over soulless robo beats, Totally lacking the wow factor, and Pompous arena synth-pop.) Lead singer Matty Healy writes 'HELP ME' on the glass, and the video ends with the band sitting and observing the critical audience inside the box.

The song appears in the soundtrack of 2016 racing video game Forza Horizon 3 as part of the in-game radio station "Horizon Pulse".

The song is also featured in NBA 2K17 which can be found in '2K Beats' playlist located in the options menu.

The song appears in the beginning of NCIS season 14 episode 1 "Rogue".

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