 The first and second parts of the song were released as a single edit and reached number 42 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.Introducing the song live in 1972, Anderson said they called it "The Protest Song" when they were making the "Close to the Edge" album.The song opens with Steve Howe on 12-string acoustic guitar, his voice heard at the beginning of the track, then playing mostly natural guitar harmonics before introducing the opening guitar theme.