Question (5:43)

Originally, the song itself was to have been named “A Question of Balance,” but was shortened to “Question.” The lyrics of the chorus, which are “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?” represented the feelings and attitude toward the Vietnam War.

At the time, “Question” was a simple recording for the Moody Blues. Their previous album, To Our Children’s Children’s Children, featured songs which included many different sounds provided by overdubbing and double-tracking. Unfortunately, this made most of the songs on the album very difficult to perform live. For this reason, “Question” was recorded in one take, and did not need any overdubbing or double-tracking, making it easier for the Moody Blues to perform live. It was written in Open-C tuning (CGCGCE) and recorded (and usually performed live) on a 12-string acoustic guitar.

The single also features the song “Candle of Life” on its B-side, which was from the Moody Blues previous album To Our Children’s Children’s Children.