Yoko Ono Reissues “Give Peace A Chance” For Charity

Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon released a new digital single of “Give Peace A Chance” today, with proceeds from the sales going to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund through December 31.

Written forty years ago by John Lennon during one of the couple’s famous bed-in protests against the Vietnam War, the song was Lennon’s way of explaining to the world exactly what message he and Ono were trying to put across. It was recorded live on June 1, 1969 in a room at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, and Petula Clark were among those on hand to contribute background vocals.

Says Yoko Ono, “I am thrilled that so many in the music business are readily supporting ‘Give Peace a Chance’ on its 40th anniversary. It is indeed a time when we are all getting more aware of the necessity of doing something to achieve world peace, no matter how small. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I feel deeply that we are all one, regardless of where we stand.”

“I am delighted to see that a song so closely identified with the pursuit of peace, will shine a light on the United Nations’ peacebuilding efforts and financially support PBF projects,” said Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, the Chairperson of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission.

The new single is available on iTunes.