Attica State (song)

"Attica State"
Song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as Plastic Ono Band
from the album Some Time in New York City
PublishedNorthern Songs
Released12 June 1972 (US)
15 September 1972 (UK)
RecordedStudio: November 1971 – March 1972
GenreRock, blues rock
Length2:54
LabelApple/EMI
Songwriter(s)John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Producer(s)John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Phil Spector
Some Time in New York City track listing
16 tracks
Side one
  1. "Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
  2. "Sisters, O Sisters"
  3. "Attica State"
  4. "Born in a Prison"
  5. "New York City"
Side two
  2. "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
  3. "The Luck of the Irish"
  4. "John Sinclair"
  5. "Angela"
  6. "We're All Water"
Side three
  2. "Cold Turkey"
  3. "Don't Worry Kyoko"
Side four
  2. "Well (Baby Please Don't Go)"
  3. "Jamrag"
  4. "Scumbag"
  5. "Au"

"Attica State" is a song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as Plastic Ono Band. It appeared on the album Some Time in New York City. The song is a lamentation of the loss of life in the Attica State prison riots, as well as the poor living conditions and human rights prisoners are afforded in the United States.

"Attica State" was also intended as the b-side of the lead single from Some Time in New York City, which was to have been "The Luck of the Irish."[1] The intended single was given catalogue number APPLE 1846 but was cancelled before being released.[1]

  1. ^ a b Blaney, J. (2007). Lennon and McCartney: together alone : a critical discography of their solo work. Jawbone Press. pp. 65–69, 234, 275. ISBN 9781906002022.