"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. 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.