Later that year, Lennon and Ono supported efforts by the family of James Hanratty, hanged for murder in 1962, to prove his innocence.
Izdana je bila kot single in je hitro postala protivojna himna, ki jo je prepevalo četrt milijona protestnikov proti Vietnamski vojni v Washingtonu 15. oktobra na drugem protestu "Vietnam Moratorium Day".