Video: 'Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band'

(Saturday, September 6, 1969) — “Give Peace a Chance” by Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

Written by Lennon (although officially credited to Lennon and his Beatle songwriting partner, Paul McCartney), it was the first appearance of a “solo” single by a member of The Beatles on the chart.