Nutopian International Anthem is a song by the English musician and former Beatles guitarist John Lennon from his 1973 album Mind Games.[1]
| "Nutopian International Anthem" | |
|---|---|
| Song by John Lennon | |
| from the album Mind Games | |
| Released | 16 November 1973 |
| Recorded | July-August 1973 |
| Length | 0:03 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lennon |
| Producer(s) | John Lennon |
Background
editNutopia is a conceptual country created and announced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.[2] The song was created as the anthem to the country created by the two.[3] The concept of a song with just silence was not the first time Lennon would experiment with this concept, as he would release a song called Two Minutes Silence on the album Unfinished Music No. 2: Life wIth the Lions.[4]
Reception
editAuthors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen said the song might work as a theme of a unified theme or principle of the album.[5]
Position on Mind Games
editThe song closes the first side of the Mind Games album after Bring On the Lucie (Freda Peeple) and before Intuition on the second side of the album.[6]
References
edit- ^ Badman, Keith (2009-10-28). The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-001-4.
- ^ Toy, Vivian S. (2010-03-04). "A Brush With a Beatle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ The Beatles. PediaPress.
- ^ Blaney, John (2005). John Lennon: Listen to This Book. John Blaney. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.
- ^ Urish, Ben; Bielen, Ken (2007-06-30). The Words and Music of John Lennon. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-08296-2.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny (2010-07-23). Lennon: The Albums. Calidore. ISBN 978-0-85712-438-8.