Released 12 March 1971 Recorded February–March 1971 Length 3:31 | Format 7" Genre Rock Label Apple | |
"Open Your Box" is a song by Yoko Ono, released on 12 March 1971 as the B-side of John Lennon's single Power to the People. It was remixed and re-released by Orange Factory in 2001.
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In 1971, Ono's risqué lyrics were received in controversy ("box" is slang for vagina). She sings, "Open your box, open your trousers, open your sex, open your legs, open open open open open". The record was banned from radio in Britain, and was played on-air only when echo was added to blur the lyrics. Capitol Records, which distributed music by Apple Records in the United States, initially refused to issue the recording, and it was replaced as the B-side by another Ono track, "Touch Me".
Availability on albums
"Open Your Box" eventually appeared in 1971 on Ono's Fly album, under the title Hirake ("ひらけ" means "opening" in Japanese.) It also appears as a bonus track on a compact disc reissue of Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, however in a different version.
The Orange Factory remixed version was an underground hit and brought about renewed interest in Ono's career, inspiring her to create her album, Blueprint for a Sunrise, and further the remix project to much success. A compilation of these remixes entitled Open Your Box was released in April 2007.
Track listing
- "Open Your Box" (The Club)
- "Open Your Box" (The Dub The Voice)
- "Open Your Box" (Radio Edit)