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'''Band Aid ''' wasis a [[Greatcharity Britain|Britishsupergroup]] featuring mainly British and [[Ireland|Irish] musicians and recording artists.<ref>[http://www.itv.co.uk/daybreak/entertainment/music/bob-geldof/ Sir Bob Geldof on tour] ITV. Retrieved 15 September 2011</ref><ref>[[Charitablehttps://web.archive.org/web/20111219224029/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1643506/looking-back-at-live-aid-25-years-later.jhtml organization|charity]Looking Back At Live Aid, 25 Years Later] MTV. Retrieved 15 December 2011</ref><ref>[[supergrouphttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-geldof (bands)|supergroupBob Geldof]], ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 15 September 2011</ref> It was founded in [[1984]] by [[Bob Geldof]] and [[Midge Ure]] in order to raise money for [[1983–1985 famine relief]]in Ethiopia|anti-famine efforts in [[Ethiopia]] by releasing the recordsong '''"[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]"''' for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at [[Sarm West Studios]] in [[Notting Hill]], London, and was released in the UK on Monday 3 December.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/bandaid/ The 20th anniversary of Band Aid] BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2011</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA73 Billboard 8 Dec 1984] ''Billboard''. Retrieved 15 December 2011</ref> The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the [[List of Christmas number one singles|Christmas number one]] on that release. Two subsequentThree 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.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Bob Geldof to record Band Aid 30 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29980841 |work= BBC News| date= 9 November 2014|access-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref> Band Aid II and Band Aid 20 were also [[List of UK singles chart Christmas number ones|Christmas number one]]. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version was mixed by [[Trevor Horn]].

==Background and discography==

The [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] was formed by [[Bob Geldof]], who was then lead singer of the Irish band [[the Boomtown Rats]]. The [[BBC]] played a major role in capturing the poverty affecting Ethiopian citizens and thereby influenced Geldof to take action. [[Paula Yates]], Geldof's partner, is considered to have been the brains behind the original Band Aid. She was the driving force that inspired (and helped) Geldof to rally the most famous pop stars of the 1980s to raise money for famine relief in [[Ethiopia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11235803/Band-Aid-30-Paula-Yates-the-woman-who-inspired-Bob-Geldof.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11235803/Band-Aid-30-Paula-Yates-the-woman-who-inspired-Bob-Geldof.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Band Aid 30: Let's not forget Paula Yates - the woman who inspired it all|journal=Daily Telegraph|last=Cohen|first=Claire|date=2014-11-17|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The name 'Band Aid' was chosen as a pun on the name of a well known brand of sticking plaster, since it also refers to musicians working as a band to provide aid.

The group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the [[1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia|Ethiopian famine in 1983–1985]]. The group's name stemmed from the idea that the musicians were providing aid to the less fortunate and suggested that their project was likened to putting a [[Band-Aid]] on a wound. Geldof was looking for support from all nations for Africa beginning in the United Kingdom. To do so, the artists recorded a hit single titled "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" depicting the poverty-stricken African scenery of the time.

The group has reformed on three occasions, each time from the most successful British and Irish [[pop music]] performers of the time, to record the same song at the same time of year. Co-writer [[Midge Ure]] once commented: 'Every generation should have its own version'.

==Original Band Aid==

===Chronology (1984)===

Geldof was so moved by the plight of starving children in Ethiopia that he decided to try to raise money using his contacts in pop music. Geldof enlisted the help of [[Midge Ure]], from the group [[Ultravox]], to produce a [[charity record]]. Ure took Geldof's lyrics, and created the [[melody]] and backing track for the record.<ref name="Ure2013">{{cite book |first=Midge |last=Ure |author-link=Midge Ure |title=If I Was... An Enhanced Updated Autobiography |publisher=Acorn Digital Press |year=2013}}</ref> Geldof called many of the most popular British and Irish performers of the time, persuading them to donate their time. His one criterion for selection was how famous they were, to maximise sales of the record. He then kept an appointment to appear on a show on [[BBC Radio 1]], with [[Richard Skinner (broadcaster)|Richard Skinner]], but instead of promoting the new [[The Boomtown Rats|Boomtown Rats]] material as planned, he announced the plan for Band Aid.<ref name="BBCThree">{{cite AV media | people =Presenter: [[Midge Ure]]| date =21 October 2004 | title =Band Aid: The Song That Rocked the World | medium =TV Production | work =[[BBC]] }}</ref>

[[Bob Geldof]], after watching a [[BBC]] [[television]] news report by [[Michael Buerk]] from [[famine]]-stricken [[Ethiopia]], was so moved by the plight of starving children that he decided to try and raise money using his contacts in [[pop music]]. The news report itself has become famous, being voted among the greatest television moments of the century, and it remains Buerk's definitive work, even though most of his career was spent as an [[anchorman]].

The recording studio waived their £85-per-hour fee and gave (the as yet unnamed) Band Aid 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on 25 November 1984. The recording took place at [[SARM Studios]] in [[Notting Hill]], owned by Trevor Horn's ZTT Records, between 11&nbsp;am and 7&nbsp;pm. It was filmed by director [[Nigel Dick]] to be released as the [[pop video]], though some basic tracks had been recorded the day before at Midge Ure's home studio. The first tracks to be recorded were the group/choir choruses which were filmed by the international press. The footage was rushed to newsrooms where it aired while the recording process continued. Later, drums by [[Phil Collins]] were recorded. The introduction of the song features a slowed-down drum sample from the [[Tears for Fears]] track "The Hurting" (which had been released in 1983). [[Tony Hadley]], of [[Spandau Ballet]], was the first to record his vocal, while a section sung by [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] was deemed unusable, and replaced with a section comprising [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], and Glenn Gregory from [[Heaven 17]]. [[Simon Le Bon]] from [[Duran Duran]] sang between contributions from George Michael and Sting. [[Paul Young]] has since admitted, in a documentary, that he knew his opening lines were written for [[David Bowie]], who was not able to make the recording but made a contribution to the [[B-side]] (Bowie performed his lines at the Live Aid concert the following year). [[Boy George]] arrived last, at 6&nbsp;pm, after Geldof woke him up by phone telling Boy George that he wanted him on the song. George's group, [[Culture Club]], were touring the US and George caught a [[Concorde]] jet from New York City to London, at his own expense, to record his solo part.

Geldof enlisted the help of [[Midge Ure]], from the group [[Ultravox]], to help produce a [[charity record]]. Ure took Geldof's lyrics, and created the [[melody]] and backing track for the record. Geldof called many of the most popular performers of the time, persuading them to give their time free. His one criterion for selection was how famous they were, in order to maximise sales of the record. He then kept an appointment to appear on a show on [[BBC Radio 1]], with [[Richard Skinner (broadcaster)|Richard Skinner]], but instead of promoting the new [[Boomtown Rats]] material as planned, he announced the plan for Band Aid.

The following morning, Geldof appeared on the Radio 1 breakfast show with [[Mike Read]], to promote the record further and promise that every penny would go to the cause. This led to a stand-off with the British government, who refused to waive the [[Value added tax|VAT]] on the sales of the single. Geldof made headlines publicly standing up to Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] and the Conservative government in 1985 agreed to make a donation to charities working in Ethiopia and Chad equivalent to the VAT (Value Added Tax) collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-11-08 |title=Geldof gets cashback for Band Aid|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/08/uk.bandaid/index.html |access-date=November 17, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041110031627/http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/08/uk.bandaid/index.html |archive-date=November 10, 2004 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

The recording studio gave Band Aid no more than 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on [[25 November]], [[1984]]. The recording took place between 11am and 7pm, and was filmed by director [[Nigel Dick]] to be released as the [[pop video]] though some basic tracks had been recorded the day before at Midge Ure's home studio. The first tracks to be recorded were the group / choir choruses which were filmed by the international press. The footage was rushed to newsrooms where it aired while the remainder of the recording process continued. Later drums by [[Phil Collins]] were recorded, including the memorable opening 'African Drum' beat. But in reality, the introduction of the song features a slowed down sample from a [[Tears For Fears]]' track called "The Hurting", released in [[1983]]. [[Tony Hadley]], of [[Spandau Ballet]], was the first to record his vocal, while a section sung by [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] was deemed unusable, and replaced with section comprising [[Paul Weller]], [[Sting]], and [[Heaven 17|Glenn Gregory]]. [[Paul Young]] has since admitted, in a documentary, that he knew his opening lines were written for [[David Bowie]], who was not able to make the recording but made a contribution to the B-side. [[Boy George]] arrived last at 6pm, after Geldof woke him up by 'phone to have him flown over from [[New York City|New York]] on [[Concorde]] to record his solo part.

The record was released on 7 December 1984<ref>{{Cite web |title=Band Aid: Do They Know Its Christmas |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/179411-Band-Aid-Do-They-Know-Its-Christmas |website=www.discogs.com|date=7 December 1984 }}</ref> and went straight to No. 1 in the [[UK singles chart]], outselling all the other records in the chart put together. It became the fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, selling over three million copies and becoming easily the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK, beating the seven-year record held by "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]". It has since been surpassed by [[Elton John]]'s "[[Candle in the Wind 1997]]" (his tribute to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]). At the [[1986 Grammy Awards]] the original music video from "Do They Know It's Christmas?" won Band Aid a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video#Recipients|Best Music Video, Short Form]].

The following morning, Geldof appeared on the Radio 1 breakfast show with [[Mike Read]], to promote the record further and promise that every penny would go to the cause. This led to a stand-off with the [[British Government]], who refused to waive the [[VAT]] on the sales of the single. Geldof made the headlines by publicly standing up to [[Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] and, sensing the strength of public feeling, the government backed down and donated the tax back to the charity.

After [[Live Aid]], "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modeled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a B-side. A transcript of "One Year On" can be found in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which features the BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video.

The record was released on [[3 December]], and went straight to No. 1 in the [[UK singles chart]], outselling all the other records in the chart put together. It became the fastest- selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, selling over three million copies and becoming easily the biggest-selling single of all time in the UK. It has since been surpassed by [[Elton John]]'s "Candle In The Wind 1997" (his tribute to [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Diana]], [[Princess of Wales]]) but it is likely to keep selling in different versions for many years to come.

Live Aid inspired a number of charity events, such as Media Aid, which raised money for [[Save the Children]].

===1984 performers===

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'''Vocalists''':

*[[Robert "Kool" Bell]] ([[Kool & the Gang]])

*[[Bono]] ([[U2]])

*[[Boy George]] ([[Culture Club]])

*[[Pete Briquette]] ([[The Boomtown Rats]])

*[[Adam Clayton]] (U2)

*[[Phil Collins]] ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and solo artist)

*[[Chris Cross]] ([[Ultravox]])

*[[Simon Crowe]] (The Boomtown Rats)

*[[Sara Dallin]] ([[Bananarama]])

*[[Siobhan Fahey]] (Bananarama)

*[[Johnnie Fingers]] (The Boomtown Rats)

*[[Bob Geldof]] (The Boomtown Rats)

*[[Glenn Gregory]] ([[Heaven 17]])

*[[Tony Hadley]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

*[[John Keeble]] (Spandau Ballet)

*[[Gary Kemp]] (Spandau Ballet)

*[[Martin Kemp]] (Spandau Ballet)

*[[Simon Le Bon]] ([[Duran Duran]])

*[[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]]

*[[George Michael]] ([[Wham!]])

*[[Jon Moss]] (Culture Club)

*[[Steve Norman]] (Spandau Ballet)

*[[Rick Parfitt]] ([[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]])

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*[[Nick Rhodes]] (Duran Duran)

*[[Francis Rossi]] (Status Quo)

*[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] ([[The Police]])

*[[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]] (Duran Duran)

*[[James "J.T." Taylor]] (Kool & the Gang)

*[[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] (Duran Duran)

*[[Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)|Roger Taylor]] (Duran Duran)

*[[Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas|Dennis Thomas]] (Kool & the Gang)

*[[Midge Ure]] (Ultravox)

*[[Martyn Ware]] (Heaven 17)

*[[Jody Watley]] ([[Shalamar]])

*[[Paul Weller]] ([[The Style Council]])

*[[Keren Woodward]] (Bananarama)

*[[Paul Young]]

'''Sleeve artist''':

*[[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]]

'''Additional spoken messages on B-side''':

*[[Stuart Adamson]], [[Mark Brzezicki]], [[Tony Butler (musician)|Tony Butler]], [[Bruce Watson (Scottish guitarist)|Bruce Watson]] ([[Big Country]])

*[[David Bowie]]

*[[Holly Johnson]] ([[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]])

*[[Paul McCartney]]

'''Instrumentalists''':

After [[Live Aid]], "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modeled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a [[b-side]]. "One Year On" can also be found in transcript form in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which features the BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video (with "One Year On" scrolling upwards in the credits).

*[[Phil Collins]] – drums

*John Taylor – bass

*Midge Ure – keyboards and programming

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===ParticipantsEffectiveness===

The original Band Aid ensemble consisted of (in sleeve order):

* [[Phil Collins]] ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])

* [[Bob Geldof]] ([[The Boomtown Rats]])

* [[Steve Norman]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

* [[Chris Cross]] ([[Ultravox]])

* [[Nigel John Taylor|John Taylor]] ([[Duran Duran]])

* [[Paul Young]]

* [[Tony Hadley]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

* [[Heaven 17|Glenn Gregory]] ([[Heaven 17]])

* [[Simon Le Bon]] ([[Duran Duran]])

* [[Boomtown Rats|Simon Crowe]] ([[The Boomtown Rats]])

* [[Marilyn (musician)|Marilyn]]

* [[Keren Woodward]] ([[Bananarama]])

* [[Martin Kemp (actor)|Martin Kemp]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

* [[Jody Watley]] ([[Shalamar]])

* [[Bono]] ([[U2]])

* [[Paul Weller]] ([[The Style Council]], and previously [[The Jam]])

* [[James "J.T." Taylor]] ([[Kool & The Gang]])

* [[George Michael]] ([[Wham! (pop duo)|Wham!]])

* [[Midge Ure]] ([[Ultravox (band)|Ultravox]])

* [[Martyn Ware]] ([[Heaven 17]])

* [[John Keeble]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

* [[Gary Kemp]] ([[Spandau Ballet]])

* [[Roger Andrew Taylor|Roger Taylor]] ([[Duran Duran]])

* [[Sarah Dallin]] ([[Bananarama]])

* [[Siobhan Fahey]] ([[Bananarama]])

* [[Sting]] ([[The Police]])

* [[Pete Briquette]] ([[The Boomtown Rats]])

* [[Francis Rossi]] ([[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]])

* [[Robert 'Kool' Bell]] ([[Kool & The Gang]])

* [[Dennis Thomas]] ([[Kool & The Gang]])

* [[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]] ([[Duran Duran]])

* [[Jon Moss]] ([[Culture Club]], former member of [[Adam and the Ants]])

* [[Rick Parfitt]] ([[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]])

* [[Nick Rhodes]] ([[Duran Duran]])

* [[Johnny Fingers]] ([[The Boomtown Rats]])

* [[David Bowie]] (who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single)

* [[Adam Clayton]] ([[U2]])

* [[Boy George]] ([[Culture Club]])

* [[Holly Johnson]] ([[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]])

* [[Paul McCartney]] ([[Wings (band)|Wings]] and [[The Beatles]], who contributed via a recording that was mailed to Geldof and then dubbed onto the single)

* [[Stuart Adamson]] ([[Big Country]])

* [[Bruce Watson]] ([[Big Country]])

* [[Tony Butler (bass player)|Tony Butler]] ([[Big Country]])

* [[Mark Brzezicki]] ([[Big Country]])

The hit single "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" was highly successful worldwide. It sold over two million copies around the globe and raised more than US$24&nbsp;million. The super group's success was seen as a large increase in celebrity diplomacy and inspired similar actions of support from countries such as Canada, France, Spain and the United States. The success influenced two organisations of live benefit concerts run by celebrity charity. The concerts were [[USA for Africa]] and [[Live Aid]] and were broadcast in over 160 countries. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about US$150&nbsp;million for the famine relief effort in [[Ethiopia]].

The sleeve artist, [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]], was also credited on the sleeve.

==Band Aid II==

This version, released in 1989, was produced by a British songwriting and production team formed by [[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]], [[Matt Aitken]] and [[Pete Waterman]] known as [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]. The only artists from the original Band Aid to be featured again on this version were [[Sara Dallin]] and [[Keren Woodward]] of [[Bananarama]]. This version topped the [[UK Singles Chart]] for three weeks.

===Participants===

This version was produced by British songwriting and production team [[Stock Aitken Waterman]].

===Production===

The line up for the Band Aid II project consisted of (in alphabetical order):

On Friday 1 December 1989, Bob Geldof called Pete Waterman to ask if he would consider producing a new version of the song featuring the big stars from that time. Waterman immediately postponed his wedding<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/14-of-the-worst-christmas-songs-188075|title=14 of the worst Christmas songs|work=MusicRadar|access-date=2018-11-22}}</ref> and began calling up the artists. With just two days' notice, on Sunday 3 December, recording took place at PWL Studios in South London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 52: Listen To Your Heart to Do They Know It's Christmas? on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-52-listen-to-your-heart-to-do-they-know-its-christmas/id1565879477?i=1000612968794 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> Present in the studio was Bob Geldof, wife [[Paula Yates]] and six-year-old daughter Fifi Trixiebelle, who was eager to meet Jason Donovan.

Production continued through the Monday, and by Tuesday 5 December the song was broadcast for the first time on London's [[Capital Radio]]. Advance sales of the record reached 500,000. The song was released the following week on 11 December and spent three weeks at number one, becoming the ninth biggest-selling song of the year.

===1989 performers===

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'''Vocalists''':

*[[Bananarama]]

*[[Big Fun (boyband)|Big Fun]]

*[[Bros (British band)|Bros]]

*[[Cathy Dennis]]

*[[D Mob]]

*[[The Big Dougster]]

*[[Jason Donovan]]

*[[Kevin Godley]]

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*[[Cliff Richard]]

*[[Jimmy Somerville]]

*[[Sonia Evans(singer)|Sonia]]

*[[Lisa Stansfield]]

*[[Technotronic]]

*[[Wet Wet Wet]]

'''Musicians''':

*[[Matt Aitken]] – keyboards & guitar

*[[Luke Goss]] ([[Bros (British band)|Bros]]) – drums

*Chris Rea – guitar

*[[Mike Stock (musician)|Mike Stock]] – keyboards

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==Band Aid 20==

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[[Image:Band Aid 20cover.jpg|right|300px|Frame|Cover art for the Band Aid 20 version ''"Do They Know It's Christmas?"'' release]]

'''Band Aid 20''' was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included [[Daniel Bedingfield]], [[Justin Hawkins]] of [[The Darkness (band)|the Darkness]], [[Chris Martin]] of [[Coldplay]], [[Bono]] of [[U2]], and [[Paul McCartney]], re-recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The song reached No. 1 on 6 November 2004, spent four weeks at that position and became the biggest-selling single of 2004.

The '''Band Aid 20''' single was first played simultaneously on the ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' (on [[BBC Radio One]]) and the breakfast shows on Virgin and Capital radio, at 8am on [[16 November]], [[2004]]. The video was first broadcast in the UK simultaneously over multiple channels, including the five UK terrestrial channels, at 5.55pm on [[18 November]], [[2004]], with an introduction by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].

British artist [[Damien Hirst]] designed an intimidating cover for the Band Aid 20 single, featuring the grim reaper and a starving African child. However, this was later dropped after fears that it might scare children. The single was released on [[29 November]], [[2004]], with all money raised going toward [[famine]] relief in the [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]].

===2004 performers===

One of the new ways to buy the song, by downloading it from the [[Internet]], hit a problem when [[Apple Computer]]'s [[iTunes Music Store]] initially refused to supply it, due to their fixed-pricing policy. A partial solution was reached after a few days, enabling [[United Kingdom|UK]] users to download the song at the standard iTunes price, with Apple donating an extra amount (equivalent to the price difference) to the Band Aid Trust.

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The [[CD]] version sold over 200,000 copies in the first week, and became the fastest-selling single of the year.

'''Vocalists''':

*[[Tim Wheeler]] ([[Ash (band)|Ash]])

===Participants===

Organisers and producers:

*[[Midge Ure]] &ndash; organizer

*[[Nigel Godrich]] ([[R.E.M.]], [[Radiohead]], [[Travis (band)|Travis]]) and [[Bob Geldof]] &ndash; producers.

Instruments:

*[[Danny Goffey]] ([[Supergrass]]) &ndash; (drums)

*[[Thom Yorke]] &ndash; (piano) and [[Jonny Greenwood]] &ndash; (guitar) &ndash; ([[Radiohead]])

*[[Paul McCartney|Sir Paul McCartney]] &ndash; bass guitar

*[[Francis Healy]] ([[Travis (band)|Travis]]) &ndash; guitar

*[[Justin Hawkins]] ([[The Darkness]]) &ndash; guitar

*[[Dan Hawkins (musician)|Dan Hawkins]] ([[The Darkness]]) &ndash; guitar

Vocals:

*[[Bono]] ([[U2]])

*[[Fran Healy]] ([[Travis (band)|Travis]])

*[[Daniel Bedingfield]]

*[[Natasha Bedingfield]]

*[[SugababesBono]] ([[U2]])

*[[James Bourne]] ([[Busted (band)|Busted]])

*[[Vishal Das]]

*[[Keisha Buchanan]] ([[Sugababes]])

*[[Busted (band)|Busted]]

*[[ChrisMutya MartinBuena]] ([[Coldplay]]Sugababes)

*Ben Carrigan ([[The Thrills]])

*[[Dido (singer)|Dido]] &ndash; performed separately from a studio in [[Melbourne]]

*[[Tom Chaplin]] ([[Keane (band)|Keane]])

*[[Dizzee Rascal]] &ndash; the only artist to add lyrics to the song

*[[Nathan Connolly]] ([[Snow Patrol]])

*[[Ms. Dynamite|Ms Dynamite]]

*Conor Deasy (The Thrills)

*[[Dido (singer)|Dido]] – performed separately from a studio in [[Melbourne]]

*[[Dizzee Rascal]] – the only artist to add lyrics to the song

*[[Ms. Dynamite]]

*[[Skye Edwards]] ([[Morcheeba]])

*[[Estelle (singer)|Estelle]]

*[[Neil Hannon]] ([[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]])

*[[Justin Hawkins]] ([[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]])

*[[Fran Healy (musician)|Fran Healy]] ([[Travis (band)|Travis]])

*[[Taka Hirose]] ([[Feeder (band)|Feeder]])

*Kevin Horan (The Thrills)

*[[Jamelia]]

*[[Tom Chaplin]] ([[Keane]])

*[[Tim Rice-Oxley]] (Keane)

*[[Beverley Knight]]

*Olly Knights ([[Turin Brakes]])

*[[Lemar]]

*[[Shaznay Lewis]] (formerly of [[All Saints (bandgroup)|All Saints]])

*[[Gary Lightbody]] (Snow Patrol)

*[[Russell Mael]] ([[Sparks (band)|Sparks]])

*[[Chris Martin]] ([[Coldplay]])

*[[Mark McClelland]] (Snow Patrol)

*Padraic McMahon (The Thrills)

*[[Katie Melua]]

*[[Róisín Murphy]] ([[Moloko]])

*[[Grant Nicholas]] (Feeder)

*[[Feeder (band)|Feeder]]

*Gale Paridjanan (Turin Brakes)

*[[Snow Patrol]]

*[[Jonny Quinn]] (Snow Patrol)

*[[Heidi Range]] (Sugababes)

*[[Tim Rice-Oxley]] (Keane)

*[[Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson]] (Feeder)

*Daniel Ryan (The Thrills)

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*[[Charlie Simpson]] (Busted)

*[[Rachel Stevens]]

*[[Joss Stone]]

*[[Robbie Williams]] – performed separately from a studio in Los Angeles

*[[The Thrills]]

*[[TurinMatt BrakesWillis]] (Busted)

*[[Robbie Williams]] &ndash; performed separately from a studio in [[Los Angeles]]

*[[Will Young]]

'''Musicians''':

[[Bono]], [[Paul McCartney]] and [[George Michael]] were the only artists from the original Band Aid who had been asked back to lend their voices to Band Aid 20. There was a reported dispute over the line 'Tonight thank God it's them, instead of you', which Bono sang on the original version. [[Justin Hawkins]], of [[The Darkness]], laid down a version of the line, but [[Bono]] insisted on re-recording his version, which was eventually used on the record.

*[[Danny Goffey]] ([[Supergrass]]) – drums

*[[Jonny Greenwood]] ([[Radiohead]]) – guitar

*[[Dan Hawkins (musician)|Dan Hawkins]] (The Darkness) – guitar

*[[Justin Hawkins]] (The Darkness) – guitar

*[[Paul McCartney]] – bass guitar

*[[Thom Yorke]] (Radiohead) – piano

'''Additional personnel''':

Strangely, although he wasn't invited, [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s frontman and songwriter [[Damon Albarn]] appeared at the sessions, wanting to somehow assist the recording process of the charity single. He wasn't allowed to sing, but [[Bono]] advised him as to how to be most useful for the singers. 'I asked him to make the tea,' the U2 frontman explained to [[Xfm]], 'I saw him on Thursday night. He said "I don't know what to do." I said, "Make tea." He said "You really think so?" I said, "Yeah, make tea!"' Albarn quite happily responded, and thus served biscuits and tea for the participants, as well as appearing briefly in the video, at which Bono 'fatherly' commented: 'Good on him. I always knew that boy would turn out good in the end.'

*[[Damon Albarn]] – tea boy

*[[Bob Geldof]] – organiser

*[[Nigel Godrich]] – producer

*[[Midge Ure]] – executive producer

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==Band Aid 30==

The single sold 72,000 copies in the first 24 hours when it was released on [[29 November]], [[2004]], and went straight in at No. 1 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] charts on [[5 December]] [[2004]]. It stayed at No. 1 for Christmas and the week after, all in all holding onto the top spot for four weeks, just one week shorter than the original had done in 1984.

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'''Band Aid 30''' was the 2014 incarnation of the [[charity supergroup]] Band Aid. Announced by [[Bob Geldof]] and [[Midge Ure]], the aim was to aid [[Western African Ebola virus epidemic|2014 Ebola outbreak]] victims in Western Africa and preventing its spread. As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]", written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure. The song was recorded by some of the biggest-selling current British and Irish pop acts, including [[One Direction]], [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Emeli Sandé]], [[Ellie Goulding]], [[Rita Ora]], and [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]], along with [[Chris Martin]] ([[Coldplay]]) and [[Bono]] ([[U2]])—the third time he contributed to a Band Aid recording.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 November 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Their version of the song debuted at the chart's summit during the week of its release, then dropped down a place in each of the following two weeks before dropping out of the Top 10 in its fourth week. It also received a polarised reception from many music critics due to its new lyric directed towards Africa.

==Who sings what on each version==

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!Lyrics

!1984 version

!1989 version

!2004 version

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|'It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid'

|Paul Young

|Kylie Minogue

|Chris Martin

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|'At Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shade'

|Paul Young

|Chris Rea

|Chris Martin

|-

|'And in our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy'

|Boy George

|Jimmy Somerville/Big Fun

|Dido

|-

|'Throw your arms around the world, at Christmas time'

|Boy George

|Matt Goss

|Dido

|-

|'But say a prayer; Pray for the other ones'

|George Michael

|Cliff Richard

|Robbie Williams

|-

|'At Christmas time it's hard, but when you're having fun'

|George Michael/Simon Le Bon

|Jimmy Somerville/Matt Goss

|Robbie Williams

|-

|'There's a world outside your window, and it's a world of dread and fear'

|Simon Le Bon/Sting/Tony Hadley

|Marti Pellow/Jason Donovan

|Sugababes

|-

|'Where the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears'

|Simon Le Bon/Sting/Bono

|Jason/Kylie

|Fran Healy & Sugababes

|-

|'And the Christmas bells that ring there, are the clanging chimes of doom'

|Sting/Bono

|Cliff Richard/Marti Pellow

|Fran Healy & Justin Hawkins

|-

|'Well, tonight, thank God it's them, instead of you'

|Bono

|Jason Donovan/Matt Goss

|Bono

|-

|'And there won't be snow in Africa, this Christmas time'

|Boy George/Paul Weller/Paul Young

|Marti Pellow

|Will Young & Jamelia

|-

|'The greatest gift they'll get this year is life'

|Bono/George Michael/Boy George

|Sonia

|Will Young & Jamelia

|-

|'Where nothing ever grows'

|Paul Young

|Lisa Stansfield

|Ms Dynamite & Beverley Knight

|-

|'No rain nor rivers flow'

|Glenn Gregory

|Lisa Stansfield

|Ms Dynamite & Beverley Knight

|-

|'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?'

|All

|Sonia/Lisa Stansfield

|All

|-

|'Here's to you'

|Marilyn/Glenn Gregory/Rick Parfitt/Francis Rossi

|Kylie

|Tom Chaplin

|-

|'Raise a glass for everyone'

|Paul Young

|Kylie

|Justin Hawkins

|-

|'Spare a thought this yuletide for the deprived'<br>'If the table was turned would you survive?'

|colspan="2"|2004 lines, not in the original version

|Dizzee Rascal

|-

|'Here's to them'

|Marilyn/Glenn/Rick/Francis

|Matt Goss

|Busted

|-

|'Underneath that burning sun'

|Paul Young

|Matt Goss

|Justin Hawkins

|-

|'You ain't gotta feel guilt, just selfless'<br>'Give a little help, to the helpless'

|colspan="2"|2004 lines, not in the original version

|Dizzee Rascal

|-

|'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?'

|Paul Young

|Cliff Richard

|Joss Stone and Justin Hawkins

|-

|'Feed the World' (repeat)

|All

|All

|Tom Chaplin

|-

|'Feed the World, Let them know it's Christmas time again' (repeat)

|All

|All

|All

|}

Also, for the first time, a German version was produced and reached the top position of the German single charts at the beginning of December 2014. The project is led by Geldof's close friend [[Campino (singer)|Campino]], lead vocalist of the punk rock band [[Die Toten Hosen]]. A French version of the song is led by [[Carla Bruni]].<ref name="frenchgerman">{{Cite news|title=Carla Bruni to do French Band Aid song|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=17 November 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11235431/Carla-Bruni-to-do-French-Band-Aid-song.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11235431/Carla-Bruni-to-do-French-Band-Aid-song.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Most of the people involved in the original Band Aid single appeared on the 1984 Christmas edition of ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' to mime to the record. However Bono could not attend, which led to the bizarre spectacle of Paul Weller miming to Bono's line.

===Lyrics2014 performers===

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The first line of the recording is sung by Paul Young on the 1984 version, Kylie Minogue on the 1989 version, and Chris Martin on the 2004 version. The line was originally written for [[David Bowie]], who finally sang it at the Live Aid concert.

'''Vocalists''':

*[[Bono]] ([[U2]])

*[[Clean Bandit]]

*[[Paloma Faith]]

*[[Guy Garvey]] ([[Elbow (band)|Elbow]])

*[[Ellie Goulding]]

*[[Niall Horan]] ([[One Direction]])

*[[Angélique Kidjo]]

*[[Zayn Malik]] (One Direction)

*[[Chris Martin]] ([[Coldplay]])

*[[Olly Murs]]

*[[Sinéad O'Connor]]

*[[Rita Ora]]

*[[Liam Payne]] (One Direction)

*[[Emeli Sandé]]

*[[Seal (musician)|Seal]]

*[[Alfie Deyes]]

*[[Joe Sugg]]

*[[Zoella]]

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*[[Ed Sheeran]]

*[[Dan Smith (Bastille)|Dan Smith]] ([[Bastille (band)|Bastille]])

*[[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]]

*[[Harry Styles]] (One Direction)

*[[Louis Tomlinson]] (One Direction)

*[[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]

*[[Jessie Ware]]

'''Musicians''':

Another lyric, which appears to have been tailored to the singers performing in 1984, is 'The bitter sting of tears', performed by Sting.

*Milan Neil Amin-Smith ([[Clean Bandit]])&nbsp;– violin

*Grace Chatto ([[Clean Bandit]])&nbsp;– cello

*[[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]] ([[Queen (band)|Queen]])&nbsp;– drums, keyboards

*Ed Sheeran&nbsp;– guitar

*Sinéad O'Connor&nbsp;– bass, guitar

'''Remixes''':

The most controversial line in the song is: 'Tonight, thank God it's them, instead of you.' Bono was unhappy with this line, and tried to change it at first, due to the possible interpretation that the singer is thanking God for inflicting misery on other people, rather than on them. Bob Geldof had deliberately put that line in, however, and wanted Bono to sing it, and the two friends fought over it - Bob obviously winning. Later, Bono admitted that it is a painful truth that, while we can feel sympathy and guilt about the plight of others, we're still not prepared to take their place.

*[[Underworld (band)|Underworld]]

'''Additional personnel''':

===1984 musicians===

*[[Paul Epworth]] – producer

* John Taylor ([[Duran Duran]]) - bass

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* Phil Collins - drums

* Midge Ure - keyboards

* Jens Langhorn - additional drums

* Adam Clayton ([[U2]]) - bass

===1989Band musicians=Aid 40==

For the 40th anniversary in 2024, a new mix of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been released. This mixes recordings from the original version with the Band Aid 20 and Band Aid 30 versions. It has been mixed by [[Trevor Horn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/band-aids-do-they-know-its-christmas-40th-anniversary-track-revealed-13253453|title=Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? - 40th anniversary track revealed|date=13 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/bob-geldof-40-years-band-aid/ | title=Bob Geldof commemorates 40 years of Band Aid | work=Capital }}</ref>

*Luke Goss ([[Bros]]) - drums

[[Ed Sheeran]] claimed his permission had not been sought to re-use his vocals from the 2014 version, and that had he had the choice he would not have consented to it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k03qz5jqno|title=Ed Sheeran says Band Aid didn't ask to re-use his vocals|date=18 November 2024|website=BBC News}}</ref>

===2004 musicians===

*Paul McCartney - bass

*Danny Goffey ([[Supergrass]]) - drums

*Thom Yorke ([[Radiohead]]) - piano

*Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) - guitar

*Fran Healy ([[Travis (band)|Travis]]) - guitar

*Justin Hawkins ([[The Darkness]]) - guitar

*Dan Hawkins (The Darkness) - guitar

==Related projects and Band Aid Liverpool==

The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including "[[We areAre the World]]" by [[USA for Africa]] (in the [[USA]]),United "[[Nackt im Wind]]" by [[Band für Afrika]] (in [[Germany]]), "[[Ethiopie]]" by [[Chanteurs Sans Frontiere]] (composed by [[Renaud Séchan]]) in [[France]]States, "[[Tears Are Not Enough]]" by [[Northern Lights (band)|Northern Lights]] in [[Canada]]), "[[Sammen for Livet]]" by [[Forente Artister]] in [[Norway]], "[[Stars (metal song)|Stars]]" by [[Hear 'n Aid]] (internationala [[heavysupergroup metalof 40 (music)|heavy metal]] artists),musicians andwith manya others.track Danishcalled single 'Afrika' written by Nanna with various Danish artists"Stars", and releasedmany in 1985others.

A compilation of [[video game]]s for the [[Commodore 64]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] was published under the name [[Soft Aid]]. Each platform had its own selection of games from ten different publishers; [[Elite Systems]], [[Ocean Software]], [[Quicksilva]], and [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin]] were represented on both. The cassette also featured a recording of the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011356 |title=Soft Aid |publisher=World of Spectrum |access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue042/Pages/CVG04200011.jpg |title=Archive – Magazine viewer |publisher=World of Spectrum |access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>

===Parodies===

* A [[2002]] song by [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]], "Bad Cover Version", featured a video parodying Band Aid, utilizing musician impersonators, in the Sarm studios. Impersonators included '[[Mick Jagger]]', '[[Liam Gallagher]]', '[[Kylie Minogue]]', '[[Missy Elliot]]', '[[Kurt Cobain]]', '[[Jamiroquai]]', '[[Meat Loaf]]', '[[Elton John]]', and '[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]', plus [[Jarvis Cocker]] himself appearing and impersonating [[Brian May]]; all the lines of the song in the video were performed by impersonators themselves, singing in the voices of their stars.

===Band Aid Liverpool===

* In [[October 2005]], [[Vice Records]] released a song entitled "[[Do They Know It's Halloween|Do They Know It's Halloween?]]" by a collective consisting of many well-known musicians from the [[Indie (music)|independent music]] scene, going under the label of the North American Halloween Prevention Initiative (NAHPI); proceeds from the single were donated to [[United Nations Children's Fund|Unicef]].

In December 2020, a group of musicians from Liverpool recorded a version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a charity record in support of [[Shelter (charity)|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 to release their cover version on 10 December 2020. Band Aid Liverpool features about 70 musicians/personalities from Liverpool, including Asa Murphy from [[BBC Radio Merseyside]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04w2tk3/episodes/guide|title = BBC Radio Merseyside - Asa Murphy - Episode guide}}</ref> five-piece band the Hummingbirds and project originator Tony Cook, from tribute band the Mersey Beatles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-25|title=Band Aid Liverpool gets backing from Sir Bob Geldof|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/band-aid-liverpool-gets-backing-from-sir-bob-geldof/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Guide Liverpool|language=en-GB}}</ref>

* In Christmas 2004, local [[Bristol]], [[England]] radio station "GWR FM" did a parody of the song, for local charities, entitled "Feed THe Wurzles: Bristolian Band Aid.", it was, and still is available for download from the Bristol GWR FM website, and featured the GWR Radio presenters, along with celebrities such as [[Tony Robinson]] and [[Jack Nicholson]].

* The 2004 comedy film [[Shaun of the Dead]] featured [[Chris Martin]] on a British TV talkshow wearing a shirt saying "zomb-aid".

==Criticism==

In 1986, the [[anarchist]] band [[Chumbawamba]] released the album ''[[Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records]]'', as well as an EP entitled "We Are The World", jointly recorded with US band [[A State of Mind (band)|A State of Mind]], both of which were intended as anti-capitalist critiques of the Band Aid/[[Live Aid]] phenomenon. They argued that the record was primarily a cosmetic [[Situationist|spectacle]], designed to draw attention away from the real political causes of world hunger.

===Claims of self-righteousness===

However, it can be argued, with hindsight, that Geldof and Bono have actually had a wider influence on both the powerful and the public than their critics could have envisaged. Live Aid is now widely recognised as the event which prepared a generation for the [[Jubilee 2000]] and [[Make Poverty History]]/[[Live 8]] movements.

In 1986, the anarchist band [[Chumbawamba]] released the album ''[[Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records]]'', as well as an EP entitled "We Are the World?", jointly recorded with US band A State of Mind, both of which were intended as anti-capitalist critiques of the Band Aid/[[Live Aid]] phenomenon.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records - Chumbawamba {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pictures-of-starving-children-sell-records-mw0000944036|language=en|access-date=2021-11-21}}</ref> They argued that the record was primarily a cosmetic [[Situationist International|spectacle]], designed to draw attention away from the real political causes of world hunger.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

In a 1985 ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' interview, [[Morrissey]] (who was not invited to participate in Band Aid) gave his views about the song:

==Trivia==

<blockquote>'I'm not afraid to say that I think Band Aid was diabolical. Or to say that I think Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Many people find that very unsettling, but I'll say it as loud as anyone wants me to. In the first instance the record itself was absolutely tuneless. One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of Great Britain. It was an awful record considering the mass of talent involved. And it wasn't done shyly. It was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music.'<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Garfield |first=Simon |title=This Charming Man: No SEX No DRUGS No ROCK 'N' ROLL and Definitely No ROYALTY! |journal=Time Out |date=13 March 1985 |url=http://foreverill.com/interviews/1985/charming.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526222643/http://foreverill.com/interviews/1985/charming.htm |archive-date=26 May 2013 }}</ref></blockquote>

*[[Bananarama]] were the only artists to take part in both Band Aid and Band Aid II.

*Band Aid's exploits were parodied in an episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', where famous celebrities gather together for 'Bend Aid', a Live Aid-style event designed to help broken robots and [[South Park]] for 'Chef Aid'.

*The original 1984 fork, knife and globe-on-a-plate Feed The World logo was based on a pencil sketch by Mark Cunningham.

*[[Kool & The Gang]] and [[Jody Watley]] were the only Americans present at the original recording.

*The [[poster child]] of the original Band Aid was [[Birhan Weldu]]

==References==

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==Bibliography==

[[1984]]

*{{cite journal | last = Westley | first = Frances | date = October 1991 | url = http://hum.sagepub.com/content/44/10/1011 | title = Bob Geldof and Live Aid: The Affective Side of Global and Social Innovation | journal = Human Relations | volume = 44 | number = 10 | pages= 1011–36 | doi = 10.1177/001872679104401001| s2cid = 145542061 | url-access = subscription }}

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==External links==

[[1989]]

* {{EW charity|292199|Band Aid Charitable Trust}}

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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L3OP4MkWW8 Documentary: Making of Band Aid] Part I

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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbWz2Z6TAJQ Documentary: Making of Band Aid] Part II

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081216051138/http://www.worldmusicdatabase.org/profile.php?id=Band%20Aid&tag= Band Aid] at WorldMusicDatabase

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