"Imagine" is a song written and performed by English rock musician John Lennon. It is the opening track on his album Imagine, released in 1971.
papa roach scars letraThe song's refrain may have been partly inspired by Yoko Ono's poetry in reaction to her childhood in Japan during World War II.
Following Lennon's death in 1980, the single re-entered the UK chart and was number one for four weeks in January 1981.
Since its release, "Imagine" has been included in a broad array of most-influential and greatest-songs-of-all-time lists.