<P> `` Ohio '' is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4 , 1970 , and performed by Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young . It was released as a single , backed with Stephen Stills 's `` Find the Cost of Freedom '' , peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 in Canada . Although a live version of `` Ohio '' was included on the group 's 1971 double album Four Way Street , the studio versions of both songs did not appear on an LP until the group 's compilation So Far was released in 1974 . The song also appeared on the Neil Young compilation albums Decade , released in 1977 , and Greatest Hits , released in 2004 . </P>
<P> `` Ohio '' is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4 , 1970 , and performed by Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young . It was released as a single , backed with Stephen Stills 's `` Find the Cost of Freedom '' , peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 in Canada . Although a live version of `` Ohio '' was included on the group 's 1971 double album Four Way Street , the studio versions of both songs did not appear on an LP until the group 's compilation So Far was released in 1974 . The song also appeared on the Neil Young compilation albums Decade , released in 1977 , and Greatest Hits , released in 2004 . </P>
who sang the song 4 dead in ohio
who sang the song 4 dead in ohio
Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young
Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young