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Power to the People (song)
"Power to the People" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1971, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. It was issued on Apple Records (catalogue number R5892 in the United Kingdom, 1830 in the United States) and in the US peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 on the ''Cashbox'' Top 100. It also charted at number 6 on the British singles chart. The song's first appearance on album was the 1975 compilation ''Shaved Fish''.
==Writing and recording==
"Power to the People" was recorded at Ascot Sound Studios on 22 January 1971, during early sessions for Lennon's ''Imagine'' album. The single was released on 12 March 1971 in the UK and 22 March 1971 in the US (although some sources give the British release as 8 March〔Keith Badham, ''The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970−2001'', Omnibus Press (London, 2002), pp 32.〕). The song was written by Lennon in response to an interview he gave to Tariq Ali and Robin Blackburn, published in ''Red Mole'' (8–22 March 1971). As Lennon explained: "I just felt inspired by what they said, although a lot of it is gobbledygook. So I wrote 'Power to the People' the same way I wrote 'Give Peace a Chance,' as something for the people to sing. I make singles like broadsheets. It was another quickie, done at Ascot."〔
It entered the charts on 20 March 1971, and remained there for nine weeks. It was Lennon's fourth solo single, the Plastic Ono Band on this occasion comprising Lennon, Bobby Keys and Billy Preston in addition to regulars Klaus Voormann and Alan White. Backing vocals were supplied by Rosetta Hightower〔 and "44 others".〔Castleman & Podrazik, ''All Together Now'', p. 172.〕 Phil Spector, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono were credited as producers.〔
A passionate political activist at the time, Lennon's perception of the song changed during the 1970s. In ''Skywriting by Word of Mouth'', he called the song "rather embarrassing" and supported Hunter S. Thompson's claim that the anthem was "ten years too late". In 1980, he stated that the song "didn't really come off" as it had been "written in the state of being asleep and wanting to be loved by Tariq Ali and his ilk".
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