Imagine (original studio mix)

Name: Imagine
Duration: 3 min 4 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	US1971-09-09	Apple Records	SW 3379
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine (The inner sleeve & label titles this release "Imagine: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (With The Flux Fiddlers*)")	John Lennon	Album	GB1971-10-08	Apple Records	1E 064 ◦ 04914, PAS 10004
1.1	Imagine	3:00	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Single	US1971-10-11	Apple Records
1.1	Imagine	2:59	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	FR1971	Apple Records	2C 064-4914
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	CA1971	Apple Records	SW 3379
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine (Quadraphonic)	John Lennon	Album	GB1972	Apple Records	Q4PAS 10004
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Single	GB1975-10-24	Apple Records
1.7	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	GB1975-10-24
1.9	Imagine	?:??	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	GB1975	Apple Records	0C 244 o 05987, TC‐PCS 7173
1.7	Imagine	3:01	John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	US1975	Apple Records, Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	SW 3421, SW-3421
1.13	Imagine	3:09	John Lennon	Music From Miami Vice	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1986	Special Music Company	SCD 4505
1.1	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	XE1987-05-26 GB1987-05-26	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CD-PAS 10004, CDP 7 46641 2
1.1	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	JP1987-07-22	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CP32-5451
1.7	Imagine	3:04	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	JP1987-07-22	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CP32-5453
1.1	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	Imagine (Printed in U.S.A.)	John Lennon	Album	US1987	Parlophone	CDP 7 46641 2
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	CA1987	Parlophone	C2 46641
1.7	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	XE1987	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Imagine / Jealous Guy	John Lennon	Single	GB1988-01-28
1.21	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (with The Flux Fiddlers)	Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	JP1988-10-05	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	CP36-5690
1.21	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	GB1988-10-10	Parlophone	CDP 7 90803 2
1.21	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (with The Flux Fiddlers)	Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	US1988-10	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 90803 2
2.10	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Imagine: John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	GB1988	Parlophone	PCSP 722
1.21	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	XE1988	Parlophone	CDP 7 90803 2
1.4	Imagine	3:13	John Lennon	Themes From Miami Vice	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	DE1988	PILZ (German budget label)	75209
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection (club edition)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CA1989-10-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone	CDP 591516
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1989-10-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 591516
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE1989-11-03	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	JP1989-11-15	Odeon	TOCP-5923
1.1	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	JP1989-12-20	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	CP43-5773
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1989	Parlophone	CDEMTV 37, CDP 7915162
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CA1989	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 591516
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	IT1989	Parlophone	7 91516 2, CDEMTV 37, CDP 7915162
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1990-02-06	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 91516 2
2.1	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	JP1990-09-27	Odeon	TOCP-6281~84
2.1	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1990-10-30	Parlophone	CDS 7 95220 2, CDS 7952222
2.1	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1990	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CD2-95220
1.7	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	US1990	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.7	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish (Matrix CDP 746642 2 AR 2 : 2 : 1 EMI SWINDON or CDP 746642 2 AR 2 : 4 : 8 EMI SWINDON)	Lennon / Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	XE1990	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	CDP 7 46642 2
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection (BMG Direct Edition)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1993	BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Parlophone	D173627
1.6	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Mr. Holland's Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (BMG Direct Marketing)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1995	Polydor (British label, see annotation), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	31452 9508 2, D 111775
1.6	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Mr. Holland’s Opus	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	CA1995	PolyGram	314 529 508-2
1.6	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Mr. Holland’s Opus	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1995	PolyGram	31452 9508 2
1.6	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Mr. Holland’s Opus	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	BR1995	Universal Music Ltda. (Brazil)	529 508-2
1.6	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Mr. Holland’s Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AU1996	Polydor (British label, see annotation)	529 508-2
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (EMI UDEN, 1st pressing)	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XE1997-10-27 FR1997-10-27 (show 3 more) GB1997-10-27	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9, 82195429
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997-10-27	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	XE1997	Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 8 21580 1 1, LPCENT 27, PAS 10004
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB1997
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	ZA1997	Parlophone, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	7243 8 21954 2 9, CDPCSJ (WF) 7201
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	AU1997	EMI Music Group Australasia (not for release label use! manufacturer and distributor), Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US1998-02-24	Parlophone	7243 8 21954 2 9
2.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-11-08	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	CD Set No.: 545 300-2. CD1: 545 301-2. CD2: 545 302-2
1.1	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers)	Imagine	John Lennon	Single	GB1999-12-13	Parlophone	7243 8 88077 0 8, CDR 6534
2.23	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Now That's What I Call Music! 45	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-04-17	NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos)	TCNOW45
2.23	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Now That’s What I Call Music! 45	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-04-17	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 5 25779 2 7, CDNOW45
2.23	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Now That’s What I Call Music! 45	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-04-17	NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos)	7243 5 25779 8 9, MDNOW45
2.1	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2000-12-01	Polystar (Germany)	560 947‐2
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	US2000	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	MFSL 1-277
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	XE2000	Apple Records, Parlophone	5248581, 7243 5 24858 1 9
2.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2000	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	560436-2
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	United We Stand	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
2.1	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Best of British: 50 Golden Years of British Popular Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-06-03
1.2	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	50 Years of the Greatest Hit Singles	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-11	Virgin TV	VTDCD X 491
1.9	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	The John Lennon Collection	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	CN2002	Universal Music Records Co., Ltd.
2.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Capital Gold: British Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-04-14	Box Music (UK label), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 5 83051 2 8, VTDCD519
1.2	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Happy Xmas (War Is Over)	John & Yoko / The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir	Single	GB2003	Parlophone	CDR 6627
2.22	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	The Best No. 1 Singles in the World …Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-11-22	Virgin TV	VTDCD 643
1.79	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	100 Hits One Way Ticket	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2004	RMG Records	RMG 1400 MP3
2.9	Imagine	3:07	John Lennon	Songs 2: Von Folk bis Hip Hop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2006-01	Schroedel
1.12	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band with The Flux Fiddlers	The U.S. vs. John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	US2006-09-26	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	09463-74912-2-5
1.10	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Remember	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2006	Hear Music
1.6	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	The No.1 DJ Collection: 80's, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CD148
1.1	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE2007-06-28	Parlophone
2.1	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	101 70s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-08-20	EMI TV	5099950603428, VTDCDX894
1.11	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs 11: 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-09-24	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CD669
1.7	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Shaved Fish	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band	Album + Compilation	JP2007-11-28	Apple Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	TOCP-70398
3.25	Titel 25	3:05	[unknown]	Musik um uns 7/8: Hörbeispiele CD 1-6 (Gymnasium Bayern G8)	Various Artists	Other	DE2007	Metzler
2.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Donna Top 5000	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2008-11-27	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	They Sold a Million	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-05-18	Virgin TV	VTDCD 953
1.13	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	FR2010-01-01	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
1.1	Imagine	3:07	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	XW2010-10-01	Parlophone
1.13	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	DE2010-10-01	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	9066402
2.1	Imagine	3:08	John Lennon	John Lennon Signature Box	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-10-04
1.13	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Power to the People: The Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	GB2010-10-04	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	5099990955020
1.15	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Gimme Some Truth	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	US2010-10-05	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	5099990664229
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine (2010 remaster)	John Lennon	Album	US2010-10-05	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)
1.1	Imagine	3:08	John Lennon	Imagine (2010 remaster)	John Lennon	Album	XE2010-10-05	Apple Records	5099990650222
2.13	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Power to the People: The Hits (Experience Edition (CD+DVD))	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	XW2010-10-05	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	5099990955020
Promotion
1.13	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Bear Essentials: For 2000	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.)	DPRO 7087 6 13885 2 7
Bootleg
1.14	Imagine	3:00	John Lennon	Give Peace a Chance	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	IT1993
1.9	Imagine	3:10	John Lennon	The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes, Volume 6	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	NL1997-12
1.1	Imagine	3:06	John Lennon	The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes, Volume 13	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	NL1998-03
1.21	Imagine	3:02	John Lennon	The Complete Lost Lennon Tapes, Volume 19	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	NL1998-03
1.11	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	The Complete Apple Singles Collection, Volume 5: 1975-1976	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001
1.10	Imagine	3:04	John Lennon	Bacobens Rock Top 500	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2007
1.1	Imagine	?:??	John Lennon	Greatest Hits	John Lennon	Album + Compilation	RU2008	Star Mark	20095-1/2
(unknown)
1.1	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine	John Lennon	Album	JP1977	Apple Records	EAS-80705
1.21	Imagine	3:03	John Lennon	Imagine: John Lennon: Music From the Motion Picture	John Lennon	Album + Soundtrack	HU1988	Ring Kiadó és Management Kft.	RCD 1048
1.3	Imagine	3:05	John Lennon	New York City, September 11, 2001	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001

Relationships

producer:	John Lennon (The Beatles) Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) Phil Spector
bass:	Klaus Voormann
drums (drum set):	Alan White (Yes drummer)
piano:	John Lennon (The Beatles)
performer:	Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic) Plastic Ono Band

publisher:	Chappell Music (UK) (in 1971)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)

has remixes:	Imagine (digitally remixed and remastered) by John Lennon (The Beatles) and the Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic))
sampled by:	Every Day by Girl Talk (US producer and mashup artist Gregg Gillis) Imagine by Playing for Change
mash-ups:	föreställ dig by jan Misali Ich + John Lennon (John Lennon vs. Ich + Ich) by DJ Schmolli Imagine a Jump (Van Halen vs. John Lennon) by Mighty Mike (mashup artist) Imagine All Star People by Neil Cicierega Physical by John Lennon (a.k.a. the Wife‐Beater Anthem) (John Lennon vs. Dua Lipa vs. Toby Fox) by Filip Čihák (mash-up artist) Stairway to Lennon (Led Zeppelin vs. John Lennon) by YITT (mashup artist)
music videos:	Imagine by John Lennon (The Beatles) and The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers (New York Philharmonic))

part of:	Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 3) (order: 3) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 19) (order: 19)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/6VKGB8b37Ju8iw9DzugVw3 [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/track/77723331 [info]

recording of:	Imagine

Imagine

lyricist:	John Lennon (The Beatles) Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
composer:	John Lennon (The Beatles)

publisher:	Downtown DMP Songs EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) Lenono Music
sub-publisher:	フジパシフィックミュージック第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)

later parody versions:	Cheese and Onions Imagine Imagine There’s No Boomers
later translated versions:	Immagina che (Italian version) Představy דמיין (תרגום אלמגור) דמיין (תרגום אליגון)
is the basis for:	From Bach to The Beatles
lyrics quoted in:	現代人諸君!!

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