“A Hazy Shade of Winter” is a song written by Paul Simon, recorded and released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, and then included on their 1968 album, Bookends (although it also appeared on their Live from New York City, 1967). It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the second highest-charting song on the album after “Mrs. Robinson”, which reached #1 when it was released on the back of its inclusion on the soundtrack of The Graduate.