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This article is about the Neil Young and Graham Nash song. For songs named "War", see War (disambiguation). For other uses, see War song (disambiguation).
"War Song"
SinglebyNeil Young, Graham Nash
B-side"The Needle and the Damage Done"
ReleasedJune 24, 1972
RecordedMay 22, 1972
StudioBroken Arrow Ranch
GenreRock
Length3:35
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Neil Young
Producer(s)
Neil Young singles chronology
"Old Man"
(1972) 		"War Song"
(1972) 		"Time Fades Away"
(1973)
Graham Nash singles chronology
"I Used to Be a King"
(1971) 		"War Song"
(1972) 		"Prison Song"
(1973)

"War Song" is a 1972 single credited to Neil Young & Graham Nash, backed by The Stray Gators. It was released in support of George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, who was running against incumbent President Richard Nixon. Young had already voiced his opinions of Nixon two years prior with "Ohio" while a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and once again tried to make an impact with a protest song. Despite his and Nash's intentions, the single failed to make a serious impression.

Cash Box described the song as a "philosophical/political opus in the groove of [the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song] 'Ohio.'"[1] Record World called it "an angry reply to the renewed bombing of North Vietnam" and said that "it's the best Young has sounded in some time."[2]

The single itself soon went out of print. Warner Brothers released the song on their 1974 loss leader Series album Hard Goods (a promotional series used primarily to promote rock acts on the label at the time). After that, "War Song" would remain unreleased in any other format until June 2009, when it was released on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray on a box set by Neil Young called The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1972) Peak

position

Canada RPM Top Singles 40
USBillboard Hot 100 61
USCashbox Top 100[3] 52
USRecord World Top 100[4] 51
Japan (Oricon)[5] 97

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 17, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  • ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. June 24, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  • ^ "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Music and coin machine magazine 1942 to 1996". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  • ^ "RECORD WORLD MAGAZINE: 1942 to 1982". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  • ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968–2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-4-87131-088-8.


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