Give Peace a Chance

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"Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war protest song written by John Lennon that became an anthem of the 1960s peace movement.

All labels observed (4)

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Give Peace a Chance canonical 6
Give Peace a Damn 1
give peace a chance 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-war song
protest song
song
anthemOf 1960s peace movement
associatedWithEvent Bed-Ins for Peace
surface form: Bed-ins for Peace
associatedWithMovement anti–Vietnam War movement
associatedWithPerson Yoko Ono
bSide Remember Love
chartPosition UK Singles Chart top 20
US Billboard Hot 100 top 20
composer John Lennon
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creditedTo Plastic Ono Band
featuresSpokenVerses yes
firstReleasedAs single
genre protest music
rock
hasCallToAction Give Peace a Chance self-linksurface differs
surface form: give peace a chance
hasChorus All we are saying is give peace a chance
hasCoverVersionBy Hot Chocolate
Paul McCartney
surface form: Paul McCartney (live performances)

The Voices of East Harlem
hasIconicLyric All we are saying is give peace a chance
hasLiveAudienceParticipation yes
hasTheme anti-war protest
pacifism
peace
includedIn compilation album Lennon Legend
compilation album Power to the People: The Hits
compilation album Shaved Fish
influenced later peace anthems
language English
lyricist John Lennon
notablePerformance Bed-in for Peace in Montreal
surface form: Montreal Bed-In for Peace
partOf 1960s peace movement
performer Plastic Ono Band
producer John Lennon
Yoko Ono
recordedAt Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
recordingDate 1969-06-01
recordLabel Apple Records
releaseDate 1969-07-04
usesChantStyle call-and-response
vocalist John Lennon
writer John Lennon

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John Lennon notableWork Give Peace a Chance
Plastic Ono Band notableWork Give Peace a Chance
Give Peace a Chance hasCallToAction Give Peace a Chance self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: give peace a chance
John notableWork Give Peace a Chance
subject surface form: John Lennon
Bed-Ins for Peace inspiredWork Give Peace a Chance
Bed-in for Peace in Montreal hasCreativeWork Give Peace a Chance
Bed-in for Peace in Montreal recordedSong Give Peace a Chance
Bed-in for Peace in Montreal notableFor Give Peace a Chance
this entity surface form: slogan "Give Peace a Chance"
Man Plans God Laughs hasPart Give Peace a Chance
this entity surface form: Give Peace a Damn