 After the song's unexpected, rapid climb to the top of the UK Singles Chart, Chrysalis asked "Vietnam Requiem" directors Jonas McCord and Bill Couturié to rush a video into production.Due to the lack of a band able to perform the song, the video was primarily composed of clips from the "Vietnam Requiem" documentary, edited together by Ken Grunbaum.The first version of the video included footage from the television networks NBC and ABC, including a newscast by ABC anchorman Frank Reynolds.