I've Known No War


"I've Known No War" is a song by the English rock band the Who, originally released on their tenth studio album, It's Hard. Written by Pete Townshend, the song reflects personal thoughts on the Cold War, and contains lyrics referring to the end of the Second World War:
Townshend felt confident about the song, even stating that he felt it was possibly one of the best tracks the Who ever did.
Parke Puterbaugh of Rolling Stone magazine stated that the song was the key to the album, as he wrote in his 1982 review of It's Hard: