Let's Impeach the President

"Let's Impeach the President"
Single by Neil Young
from the album Living with War
Released	April 28, 2006
Recorded	April 1, 2006
Studio	Redwood Digital
Genre	Rock
Length	5:04
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Neil Young
Producer(s)	Niko Bolas Neil Young
Neil Young singles chronology
"Let's Roll" (2001) "Let's Impeach the President" (2006) "Fork in the Road" (2009)

"Let's Impeach the President" is a protest song written, produced and recorded by Neil Young. It is the seventh track on his 2006 studio album Living with War . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It starts off with a trumpet playing the first six notes of "Taps", followed by a chorus singing about various reasons to impeach then-U.S. President George W. Bush. The song contains sound clips from the president's speeches. ^[4]

Young attempted to trick Stephen Colbert (who was then in character) into playing the song on his August 17, 2006, appearance on The Colbert Report . ^[5]

Personnel

• Neil Young – guitar, vocals
• Rick Rosas – bass
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Tommy Bray – trumpet
• 100 Voices Choir – backing vocals ^[6]

See also

• Efforts to impeach George W. Bush
• List of anti-war songs

References

1. PARELES, JON (28 April 2006). "Neil Young's 'Living With War' Shows He Doesn't Like It". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
2. "CTV News | Top Stories – Breaking News – Top News Headlines". Ctv.ca. 2014-10-22. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
3. Let's Impeach The President by Neil Young
4. "Let's Impeach the President". Neil Young Archives. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
5. "Neil Young on the Colbert Report". Thrasher's Wheat. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
6. "Let's Impeach the President" . Retrieved July 5, 2025.