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On 26 September 2025, the John Lennon estate premiered a brand-new music video for Lennon and Yoko Ono\u2019s hard-hitting protest anthem \u201cSunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix)\u201d, reintroducing one of the most controversial yet vital tracks from Lennon\u2019s New York era. The video arrives just weeks before the release of the expansive Power To The People (The Ultimate Collection) box set, due 10 October, and places renewed focus on Lennon\u2019s uncompromising political voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSunday Bloody Sunday\u201d was written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on 31 January 1972, the day after the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, in which 13 unarmed civil rights marchers were killed by British troops. Lennon, then recently relocated to New York, reacted immediately with a furious musical response. Just two weeks later, on 13 February 1972, the track was recorded at the Record Plant in New York with the Plastic Ono Band featuring Elephant\u2019s Memory.<\/p>\n The song was included on the 1972 album Some Time in New York City, and quickly stood out for its blunt, unfiltered rage. Lennon\u2019s biting lyrics accused the British establishment of colonial arrogance and demanded freedom for Ireland, while Ono\u2019s banshee-like vocal refrains heightened the sense of urgency. Musically, the track fused pounding percussion, raw guitar lines, wailing saxophone, and Lennon\u2019s signature urgency into a sound both chaotic and deliberate, mirroring the turmoil of the time.<\/p>\n Though critics have long debated the song\u2019s political simplicity, it remains one of the starkest examples of Lennon\u2019s willingness to wield his platform for activist causes, regardless of backlash. At the time, the song sparked outrage in Britain but also drew praise from civil rights campaigners, with Lennon donating royalties to the Northern Ireland civil rights movement.<\/p>\n For this year\u2019s reissue campaign, \u201cSunday Bloody Sunday\u201d has been given a 2025 Ultimate Mix, overseen by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon. Transfer engineering was handled by Matthew Cocker at Abbey Road Studios, with mastering by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road. The remix aims to retain the song\u2019s original fury while clarifying the dense textures of the original Phil Spector-assisted production.<\/p>\n The new mix sits within the forthcoming Power To The People (The Ultimate Collection) box set, which reframes Lennon and Ono\u2019s politically charged New York years. Scheduled for release on 10 October 2025, the collection compiles nine CDs and three Blu-rays of remixed albums, outtakes, live concerts, and home demos, providing the most comprehensive look yet at Lennon\u2019s post-Beatles activism era.<\/p>\n The just-released video for \u201cSunday Bloody Sunday\u201d was directed by Simon Hilton and David Frearson, with Frearson also contributing animation. Produced by Sean Ono Lennon, along with Delphine Lamand\u00e9-Frearson, Sophie Hilton, Faye Jordan, and Grace Davyd, the video is a striking blend of archival imagery, animated symbolism, and stark visual storytelling. Its visuals amplify Lennon\u2019s searing lyrics, juxtaposing footage of protest movements with powerful animation to highlight the song\u2019s enduring relevance.<\/p>\n