Imagine (John Lennon song)
"Imagine" is a song written and performed by English rock musician John Lennon. It is the first track on his album Imagine, released in 1971. "Imagine" was released as a single in the United States where it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. When asked about the song in one of his last interviews, Lennon said that "Imagine" was as good as anything he had written with the Beatles.[2] The song is one of three Lennon solo songs, along with "Instant Karma!" and "Give Peace a Chance", in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Rolling Stone ranked "Imagine" the 3rd greatest song of all time in their The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time issue.[3]David Archuleta sang the song in Season 7 of American Idol. The song was written to encourage people to believe/imagine a world where everyone was equal and peaceful, without the separation of different religions, beliefs, races etc.
| "Imagine" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by John Lennon | ||||
| from Imagine" | ||||
| B-side | "It's So Hard" (US) '"Working Class Hero" (UK) | |||
| Released | 11 October 1971 (US) 24 October 1975 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon | |||
| Producer(s) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector | |||
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Imagine (John Lennon Song) Media
Lennon's Steinway piano, on which he composed "Imagine", was bought by singer George Michael in 2000 to keep it in the UK.
A 1971 Billboard advertisement for "Imagine"
Peace & Harmony, John Lennon Peace Monument in Liverpool
Strawberry Fields Memorial in Central Park to honour John Lennon with the word "Imagine" on it
References
- ↑ "Music and Podcasts, Free and On-Demand". Pandora.
- ↑ "Imagine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ↑ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2004-12-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
Other websites
- Text Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Eng.
