Question ( the Moody Blues song ) - wikipedia Question ( the Moody Blues song ) `` Question '' Single by The Moody Blues from the album A Question of Balance B - side `` Candle of Life '' Released 24 April 1970 21 November 1989 ( Greatest Hits version ) Recorded 24 January 1970 1988 ( Greatest Hits version ) Length 5 : 44 ( Album version ) 4 : 55 ( Single version ) 5 : 45 ( Greatest Hits version ) Label Threshold Songwriter ( s ) Justin Hayward Producer ( s ) Tony Clarke ( Original version ) Anne Dudley, Justin Hayward, and John Lodge ( Greatest Hits version ) The Moody Blues singles chronology `` Watching and Waiting '' ( 1969 ) `` Question '' ( 1970 ) `` The Story in Your Eyes '' ( 1971 ) `` Watching and Waiting '' ( 1969 ) `` Question '' ( 1970 ) `` The Story in Your Eyes '' ( 1971 ) `` Question '' is a 1970 single by the English progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was written by guitarist Justin Hayward, who provides lead vocals. `` Question '' was first released as a single in April 1970 and remains their second highest charting song, reaching number two and staying on the chart for 12 weeks. It was later featured as the lead track on the 1970 album A Question of Balance. The single also features the song `` Candle of Life '' on its B - side, which was from the Moody Blues ' previous album To Our Children 's Children 's Children. Contents 1 Background 2 Legacy 3 Personnel 4 Chart positions 5 References 6 External links Background Originally, the song itself was also to have been named `` A Question of Balance, '' but was shortened to `` Question. '' The lyrics of the chorus, `` Why do we never get an answer, when we 're knocking at the door / With a thousand million questions about hate and death and war ? '', represented Hayward 's feelings and attitude toward the Vietnam War. At the time, `` Question '' was a simple recording for the Moody Blues. Their previous album, To Our Children 's Children 's Children, featured songs which included many different sounds provided by overdubbing and double - tracking. Unfortunately, this made most of the songs on the album very difficult to perform live. For this reason, `` Question '' was recorded in one take, and did not need any overdubbing or double - tracking, making it easier for the Moody Blues to perform live. It was written in Open - C tuning ( CGCGCE ) and recorded ( and usually performed live ) on a 12 - string acoustic guitar. The song alternates between two different melodies : a fast - paced section ( `` Why do we never get an answer... '' ) and a slower one ( `` It 's not the way that you say it when you do those things to me... '' ). Hayward has said that these were originally two separate half - completed songs, but he realized that with a simple chord change, he could merge the two into a single song. Legacy `` Question '' is one of the Moody Blues ' most popular songs, and has been included in virtually all of their compilations and live albums. In addition, the song was re-recorded ( along with `` Is n't Life Strange '' ) in the studio with the London Symphony Orchestra ( who in 1978 had released an orchestral cover of the song ) in 1988, for the Greatest Hits album. Former Marillion singer Fish covered the song as one of his personal favourites for his album Songs from the Mirror, released in 1993. Personnel Justin Hayward : 12 - string acoustic guitar, lead vocals John Lodge : bass guitar, backing vocals Mike Pinder : Mellotron, backing vocals ( 1970 recording ) Ray Thomas : tambourine, backing vocals Graeme Edge : drums, percussion Patrick Moraz : keyboards ( 1988 recording ) Frank Ricotti : additional percussion ( 1988 recording ) Chart positions Year Chart Position 1970 UK Singles Chart Billboard Hot 100 21 References Jump up ^ Greatest Hits / Legend of a Band liner notes, 1989, 1990 Jump up ^ David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited Jump up ^ Mawer, Sharon. `` Songs from the Mirror ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2015. External links `` Question '' from Songfacts The Moody Blues Graeme Edge Justin Hayward John Lodge Ray Thomas Mike Pinder Denny Laine Clint Warwick Rodney Clark Patrick Moraz Studio albums The Magnificent Moodies Days of Future Passed In Search of the Lost Chord On the Threshold of a Dream To Our Children 's Children 's Children A Question of Balance Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Seventh Sojourn Octave Long Distance Voyager The Present The Other Side of Life Sur la Mer Keys of the Kingdom Strange Times December Live albums Caught Live + 5 A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Hall of Fame Lovely to See You : Live Live at the BBC : 1967 - 1970 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Compilations This Is The Moody Blues Voices in the Sky : The Best of The Moody Blues Prelude Greatest Hits Time Traveller The Best of The Moody Blues Anthology Gold An Introduction to The Moody Blues Singles `` Go Now '' `` I Do n't Want to Go On Without You '' `` Nights in White Satin '' `` Tuesday Afternoon '' `` Voices in the Sky '' `` Ride My See - Saw '' `` Never Comes the Day '' `` Watching and Waiting '' `` Question '' `` The Story in Your Eyes '' `` Is n't Life Strange '' `` I 'm Just a Singer ( In a Rock and Roll Band ) '' `` Steppin ' in a Slide Zone '' `` Driftwood '' `` Gemini Dream '' `` The Voice '' `` Talking Out of Turn '' `` Blue World '' `` Sitting at the Wheel '' `` Your Wildest Dreams '' `` The Other Side of Life '' `` I Know You 're Out There Somewhere '' `` No More Lies '' `` Say It with Love '' `` Bless the Wings ( That Bring You Back ) '' `` English Sunset '' Related articles Band members Discography Justin Hayward and Friends Sing the Moody Blues Classic Hits Moody Bluegrass Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Question_(The_Moody_Blues_song)&oldid=816281414 '' Categories : 1970 singles The Moody Blues songs Songs written by Justin Hayward 1970 songs Anti-war songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 20 December 2017, at 10 : 57. 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Question: what is the song question by the moody blues about
Answer: represented Hayward's feelings and attitude toward the Vietnam War