Earth anthem
theoretical song that represents Earth
An Earth anthem is a celebratory song or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts planet Earth.
History
Songs composed for the United Nations
Voices for Today
"Voices for Today" is a song composed by Benjamin Britten in 1965 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. The lyrics are based on Virgil’s fourth Eclogue.
Hymn to the United Nations
On the request of then United Nations Secretary-General U Thant, a "Hymn to the United Nations" was performed on the occasion of its 26th anniversary, on October 24, 1971, by Pablo Casals, the lyrics to which were penned by the poet W. H. Auden.
Call for an official Earth anthem
In January 2014, Abhay K. of the United Nations Permanent Delegation of India cited a need for a global anthem. While UNESCO's assistant director general Éric Falt agreed it was necessary but claimed UNESCO "lack[ed the] resources to organize an online global competition to select an Earth Anthem".
Songs about Earth
There are a number of songs or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts the planet Earth.
In 1968, The Turtles released "Earth Anthem" on their fourth studio album, The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands. In 2003, Dan Fogelberg covered this as the last song of his album, Full Circle.
"Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" by Neil Young, "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson, "Earth" by Lil Dicky, and "Earth Anthem" by Abhay Kumar are other examples of popular music with Earth as a theme.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15631798. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1965, 1971, 2014 and 1968.
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