Background
Written by Mike Batt for Watership Down at the request of director Martin Rosen,, the song relates to the transition into death highlighted by the close shave of Hazel, a rabbit character in the film, when he is shot by a farmer, and then, years later, when Hazel (then Hazel-rah) finally departs his body and enters the world of spirit.
The song was immensely successful in the United Kingdom, staying at number one in the British charts for six weeks in 1979, selling over one million copies, becoming the biggest selling single of that year in the UK. It has sold 1.2 million copies. However, it did poorly in the United States, failing to reach the Billboard Hot 100. However, it did reach #27 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
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