Nutopian International Anthem

1973 composition by John Lennon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Nutopian International Anthem" is a recording of 3 seconds of silence by the English musician and former Beatles member John Lennon from his 1973 album Mind Games.[1]

Released16 November 1973
RecordedJuly – August 1973
Length0:03
LabelApple
Quick facts Composition by John Lennon, from the album Mind Games ...
"Nutopian International Anthem"
Composition by John Lennon
from the album Mind Games
Released16 November 1973
RecordedJuly – August 1973
Length0:03
LabelApple
SongwriterJohn Lennon
ProducerJohn Lennon
Mind Games track listing
12 tracks
Side one
  1. "Mind Games"
  2. "Tight A$"
  3. "Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)"
  4. "One Day (At a Time)"
  5. "Bring on the Lucie (Freeda Peeple)"
  6. "Nutopian International Anthem"
Side two
  1. "Intuition"
  2. "Out the Blue"
  3. "Only People"
  4. "I Know (I Know)"
  5. "You Are Here"
  6. "Meat City"
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Background

Nutopia is a conceptual country created and announced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.[2] The 3-second long composition consisting of silence was created as the anthem to the country created by the two.[citation needed] It was not the first time Lennon experimented with the concept of a song consisting of silence as he had released a song called Two Minutes Silence on the album Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969).[3]

Reception

Authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen said the composition might work as a theme of a unified theme or principle of the album.[4] Author Johnny Rogan stated that the silence was appropriate, seeing as Nutopia is a Greek word, meaning nothing.[5]

Declaration of Nutopia

The Mind Games Ultimate Collection box set features an audio track of the declaration of Nutopia, where John Lennon talks about how to become a citizen of Nutopia. Lennon stated "We put the thought out, then we’ll react to whatever the reaction is."[6]

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