Here is the new Band Aid 30 song which is raising funds to stop the Ebola virus. Featuring an all-star lineup of more than 30 artists it premiered last night on the X Factor.
Bob Geldolf introduced the track on the X Factor, describing Ebola as “the most anti-human disease”.
“We can stop it, and we will stop it, and we will support those immensely brave 1,000 NHS workers, those young doctors and nurses who are going down there, those young soldiers… and the governments who are leading the world on this,” he said.
The video shows the stars arriving at the studios and recording the track but preceding this you see 16 seconds of footage that shows aid workers tending to a seriously ill woman. Geldof explained: “We wanted to show you the context in which this was done yesterday. It’s harrowing. It’s not meant for an entertainment show, but we need you to see this…
“We’re going to stop this thing. Buy this song.”
The first version of the song raised £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia and was recorded again in 1989 and 2004. The new version of the song includes updated lyrics to reflect the struggle against Ebola and the utter devastation it is causing in Africa.
The song is available to download from today (Monday November 17) costing 99p (1.29 euros) and a CD version will be released in three weeks, costing £4.
Download now on iTunes – http://po.st/DoTheyKnow
Google Play – http://po.st/DoTheyKnowGp
You can donate here: http://www.bandaid30.com/donate
The physical CD single is available to pre-order here: http://po.st/CDsingle
Or you can pre-order it on Amazon here: http://po.st/DoTheyKnowAm
Full list of participating artists: Midge Ure / Clean Bandit / Sam Smith / One Direction / Ellie Goulding / Sinead O’Connor / Underworld / Roger Taylor / Paul Epworth / Ed Sheeran / Robert Plant / Disclosure / Olly Murs / Jimmy Napes / Elbow / Emeli Sande / Angélique Kidjo / Rita Ora / Paloma Faith / Chris Martin / Bono / Bastille / Jessie Ware / Fuse ODG /Seal and YouTube stars : Zoella, Alfie Deyes and Joe Sugg.
