"How?" is a song from John Lennon's second solo album Imagine, released in 1971. Lennon recorded "How?" on 25 May 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios, during the sessions for his Imagine album. String overdubs took place on 4 July 1971 at the Record Plant, in New York City. Personnel Personnel per John Blaney. John Lennon – vocals, piano Nicky Hopkins – piano Klaus Voormann – bass guitar John Barham – vibraphone Andy Davis – acoustic guitar Alan White – drums The Flux Fiddlers – strings Covers The song was covered by the band Stereophonics as a B-side to the song "Handbags and Gladrags". The song was covered by English singer Julie Covington on her 1978 eponymous album. Ozzy Osbourne released a cover of this song in support of Amnesty International during the same week John Lennon would have become 70. He recorded a music video on the streets of New York to promote the single. Osbourne has previously stated that Lennon's song "Imagine" (from the same album as "How?") was an inspiration for Osbourne's own song "Dreamer". The song was covered by American singer/songwriter Amy LaVere on her 2014 record Runaway's Diary. Notes References John Lennon songs 1971 songs Songs written by John Lennon Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono 2010 singles