"For What It's Worth" | ||||
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Single by Buffalo Springfield | ||||
B-side | "Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It?" | |||
Released | December 1966[a] | |||
Recorded | December 5, 1966 | |||
Studio | Columbia (Hollywood) | |||
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Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stephen Stills | |||
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Buffalo Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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"For What It's Worth" on YouTube |
"For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey What's That Sound)" (often referred to as simply "For What It's Worth") is a song written by Stephen Stills. Performed by Buffalo Springfield, it was recorded on December 5, 1966, released as a single on Atco Records in December 1966 and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967.[8]
It was later added to the March 1967 second pressing of their first album, Buffalo Springfield. The title was added after the song was written, and does not appear in the lyrics.[9]
In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at number 63 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[10]
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