A minute of silence, or Schweigeminute, released Friday by Austrian artist Raoul Haspel, has taken the top spot on iTunes and Amazon charts in the country, according to BBC .
Haspel said that the track was a form of protest against the "inhumane" living conditions at Austria's main asylum center, Traiskirchen, where hundreds have been sleeping in open air .
European countries have been rebuffing attempts from refugees and asylum seekers to cross the borders by increasing security measures. The French and British governments also recently signed a security pact to crackdown on human trafficking in Calais' refugee camp, where living conditions have been described as "slum-like."
The United Nations said that most refugees arriving in Europe came from Syria, where a violent civil war that has left more than 120 thousand people dead and displaced at least 8 million, and Afghanistan, where people have been fleeing targeted suicide bombings and drone strikes.
The minute of silence, which can be purchased or preordered from iTunes for $0.99, is slowly topping the German and Swiss music charts as well.
The artist said that all proceeds will go to a non-governmental organization in Vienna that has been providing aid to refugees and migrants at the camp.