| "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | ||||
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| Single by George Harrison | ||||
| from the album Living in the Material World |
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| B-side | "Miss O'Dell" | |||
| Released | 7 May 1973 (US) 25 May 1973 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Folk Rock | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Apple Records R5988 (UK) | |||
| Writer(s) | George Harrison | |||
| Producer | George Harrison | |||
| George Harrison singles chronology | ||||
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"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" is a song by George Harrison and is the lead track on his 1973 album Living in the Material World. The song was released as a single in May 1973, hitting number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 at the end of June and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Harrison's single replaced "My Love" by his former bandmate from The Beatles, Paul McCartney, at the top of Hot 100 chart, and in turn was replaced at number one by "Will It Go Round in Circles" by Billy Preston, who played with Harrison and McCartney during the sessions for Let It Be in 1969. For the week ending June 30, 1973, Harrison's, McCartney's and Preston's songs were all ranked #1, #2 and #3, respectively - marking the only time two of the Beatles occupied the top two chart positions after the group's break-up.
In 2010, AOL radio listeners chose "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" as one of the 10 Best George Harrison Songs, appearing at #5 on the list.[1]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard AC[2] | 4 |
| Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart[3] | 7 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 8 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart | 28 |
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[6] | 37 |
| Preceded by "My Love" by Paul McCartney and Wings |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 30, 1973 |
Succeeded by "Will It Go Round in Circles" by Billy Preston |
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