▁yet " ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁L enn on ' s ▁post hum ous ▁standing ▁as ▁a ▁" human itar ian ▁hero ". ▁The ▁song ' s ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁the ▁all - import ance ▁of ▁love ▁followed ▁L enn on ' s ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁in ▁his ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁" The ▁Word " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁George ▁Harrison ' s ▁declaration ▁in ▁" With in ▁You ▁Without ▁You ", ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁recently ▁released ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper ' s ▁L on ely ▁He arts ▁Club ▁Band ▁album , ▁that ▁" With ▁our ▁love , ▁we ▁could ▁save ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁The ▁Beat les ▁were ▁un im pressed ▁when ▁Ep stein ▁first ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁arranged ▁for ▁their ▁appearance ▁on ▁Our ▁World , ▁and ▁they ▁delayed ▁choosing ▁a ▁song ▁for ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁In ▁their ▁inter views ▁for ▁The ▁Beat les ▁Anth ology ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁McC art ney ▁and ▁Harrison ▁say ▁they ▁were ▁uns ure ▁whether ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁Our ▁World , ▁while ▁Ring o ▁St arr ▁and ▁George ▁Martin , ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁producer , ▁state ▁that ▁it ▁was . ▁McC art ney ▁said : ▁" It ▁was ▁certainly ▁tail ored ▁to ▁[ the ▁broadcast ] ▁once ▁we ▁had ▁it . ▁But ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁a ▁feeling ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁John ' s