BAND AID 30 - The World Is Getting Behind It!!
17 November 2014, 4:18PM
Universal Music New Zealand
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SONGS IN MUSIC HISTORY IS BACK & BIGGER THAN EVER
AVAILABLE 18TH NOVEMBER (NZ TIME)
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE BAND AID TRUST IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA
THE WORLD IS GETTING BEHIND IT…
· GLOBAL ITUNES COVERAGE (INC. NZ)
· GLOBAL VEVO COVERAGE | VIDEO LIVE 9PM (NZT)
· THOUSANDS OF NEWSPAPER & ONLINE ARTICLES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN & READ
· MUSIC LEGENDS & MEDIA ARE TWEETING
· THE HASHTAG IS TRENDING
· THE SONG IS CHARTING // THE PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTING
PRE-ORDER NOW | OUT TOMORROW
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/do-they-know-its-christmas/id940786969
ON SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBER HISTORY REPEATED ITSELF ON A GRANDIOSE SCALE WITH THE RECORDING OF BAND AID 30
ED SHEERAN, SAM SMITH, RITA ORA, BONO, CHRIS MARTIN, PALOMA FAITH, ELLIE GOULDING, EMELI SANDE, OLLY MURS, ONE DIRECTION,
JESSIE WARE, CLEAN BANDIT, BASTILLE, SINEAD O’CONNOR, ELBOW & ROGER TAYLOR AMONGST OTHERS ENTERED SARM STUDIOS FOR THE DAY TO RECORD A NEW VERSION OF THE CLASSIC “DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS” WITH NEW VOCALS, NEW MUSIC, PRODUCED BY MIDGE URE & PAUL EPWORTH.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT ACROSS ALL RETAILERS IS NON-PROFIT.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE BAND AID TRUST IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA
ALL PARTNERS INVOLVED HAVE GIVEN THEIR TIME & SERVICES UP FOR FREE TO BE A PART OF HISTORY
THE RECORDING DAY WAS FILMED & RECORDED AND TURNED AROUND IN HEART ATTACK INDUCING SPEED
THE VIDEO GOT ITS FIRST AIRING ON X FACTOR UK ABOUT 1 HOUR AGO
THE TRACK WILL BE PLAYED SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS UK RADIO AT 8AM ON 17TH NOVEMBER | 9PM NZT
THE TRACK WILL BE RELEASED DIGITALLY AROUND THE WORLD AT 8AM ON 17TH NOVEMBER | 9PM NZT
THE BELOW CLIP GOES SOMEWAY TO EXPLAINING THE HORRIFIC SITUATION BEING FACED – WARNING THIS MAY / SHOULD DISTURB ALL VIEWERS
http://po.st/BBCe
TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE…
BAND AID 20’s ‘DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?’ IS ONE OF THE BEST SELLING SINGLES OF ALL TIME.
IN THE FIRST WEEK IT SOLD 3 MILLION COPIES GLOBALLY ALONE
WORLDWIDE, THE XMAS #1 HAD SOLD 11.8 MILLION COPIES BY 1989
IN COMPARISON, PSY’S ‘GANGNAM STYLE’ & KATY PERRY’S ‘FIREWORK’ HAVE SOLD AROUND 10MILLION TO DATE
BAND AID 20’s VERSION REACHED #1 ON ALL CHARTS IN 15 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING NZ. IN THE UK IT STAYED AT #1 FOR 5 WEEKS
THE PEOPLE RAISED £8 MILLION ($14,496,706.40) FOR FAMINE-RAVAGED ETHIOPIA