Fortunate Son
| "Fortunate Son" | ||||
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U.S. single sleeve | ||||
| Single by Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||||
| from the album Willy and the Poor Boys | ||||
| B-side | "Down on the Corner" | |||
| Released | September 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
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| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Songwriter | John Fogerty | |||
| Producer | John Fogerty | |||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Fortunate Son" on YouTube | ||||
"Fortunate Son" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by the group's frontman John Fogerty. It was released as a single in September 1969, and appeared on the band's fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys, released the following month.
The song became a Vietnam anti-war movement anthem and an expressive symbol of the counterculture's opposition to executive power grabs, including opposition to the draft and solidarity with the soldiers fighting the Vietnam War. The song has been featured extensively in pop culture depictions of the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement.