En la encamada que llevó a cabo con Yoko, un reportero le preguntó a John qué intentaba hacer. Y John le contestó espontáneamente, todo lo que estamos diciendo es : dale una oportunidad a la paz, pero así como lo dijo, le gustó la frase y la preparó musicalmente para la canción. Mientras estaba en cama, la cantó varias veces, hasta que finalmente, el 1 de junio de 1969, alquiló una grabadora de 8 pistas en unos almacenes locales de música, volvió a la habitación del hotel y la grabó.
El pasado 4 de marzo, este himno pacifista ha sonó en 150 emisoras europeas en apoyo a Ucrania.
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