Single:
Question entered the Australian singles chart* on 13 July 1970 and peaked at #36.
Album:
The song is on A Question of Balance which entered the Australian albums chart* on 26 October 1970 and peaked at #4.
Songwriter:
Justin Hayward
Producer:
Tony Clarke
Record label of Australian release:
Threshold
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Moody Blues guitarist/vocalist Justin Hayward wrote Question, which reflected the thoughts of many young people who were questioning the war in Vietnam.
This was the opening track on the A Question Of Balance album, and at one point it was going to be the title track. The song was recorded several months earlier than the other tracks on the album and its title was shortened from “A Question of Balance” to “Question.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-moody-blues/question
Lyrics:
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?
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