Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon And Julian Lennon Partner With EMI Music To Donate Proceeds From Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace a Chance"

November 4, 2009 7:53 a.m. EST

New York. NY (CNS) - To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of Plastic Ono Band's universal anthem "Give Peace a Chance" Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon have teamed up with EMI music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to donate the profits of the sale of the anniversary digital single to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).

The donations of the single will run until December 31st on iTunes, offering the exclusive special anniversary edition for downloading only. The song was written during John Lennon and Yoko Ono's honeymoon in 1969 whilst staging a bed-in protest against the Vietnam War.

The song was then recorded on June 1, 1969 in Montreal, with John and Yoko being joined by several well-known friends to sing the chorus. Since the song's release, it has been the world's foremost anthem for peace. The song was sung by more than 500,000 people when they gathered on November 15,1969 in Washington, DC for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam's protest.

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."