 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2001, Simon akaita pa Mwanakomana wePfuti naJanet Jackson paAlbum yaJackson All for You; rwiyo rwakaburitswa seimwe uye rwakasvika paNhamba 28 pa Billboard Hot 100. Akapawo ruzha rwekuchengetedza pane nziyo mbiri, Usadzoka uye East of Eden, yeMindy Jostyns 2001 album Blue Stories. MunaNovember 2001, rwiyo rwaSimon rwakawana mubairo weOscar Let the River Run rwakashandiswa mukushambadzira kwebasa reruzhinji kweUnited States Postal Service. Rakanzi Kudada, rakagadzirwa kuti riwedzere chivimbo chevanhu uye vashandi veposvo vaite basa ravo pashure pokurwiswa kwakaitwa vanhu musi waSeptember 11, 2001, uye kurwiswa kwakaitwa vanhu neanthrax muna 2001. 