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under the name Band Aid Liverpool as a charity record in support of Shelter. Retitled "Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed the World)" with lyrics referring to places on Merseyside, the project was given the go-ahead by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, with Band Aid Liverpool releasing their cover version on 10 December 2020. [212]
Three re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989, the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. [6] Band Aid II and Band Aid 20 were also Christmas number one. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn.
The song was recorded on 14 November 2004, to benefit Sudan's troubled Darfur region, and was released that same month. [1] The single became the UK's biggest seller of 2004 as well as the Christmas number one. [2] Bono and Paul McCartney were the only artists from the original Band Aid to lend their voices to Band Aid 20. [3]
Sheeran wishes he wasn't on the new Band Aid song It also includes a sample of Michael Buerk's harrowing 1984 BBC News report from Korem in Ethiopia, which inspired Sir Bob Geldof to create the song.
The resulting version features vocals from Sting, Ed Sheeran, Boy George, Sugababes, Sam Smith, Bono and Chris Martin. Vocals previously recorded by George Michael , who died in 2016, and Sinead O ...
The new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas Time?” by Band Aid has been branded “horrific” as controversy surrounds the re-release of the song for its 40th anniversary.. Band Aid 40 ...
Bono and the Edge were featured on the song "We Are the People" by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix, which served as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament and was released on 14 May 2021. [111] On 17 March 2020, Bono performed a new song, "Let Your Love Be Known", via livestream to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. [112]
A new mix, released next week, blends his vocals with those of Sting from the original 1984 version of the charity song. “My approval wasn’t sought on this new Band Aid 40 release," Sheeran said.