Band Aid 30: 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' artwork will be projected onto Houses of Parliament
The cover artwork has been designed by British artist Tracey Emin
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Your support makes all the difference.Artwork from the new Band Aid song will be projected onto the side of the Houses of Parliament in London tonight, Bob Geldof.
Geldof made the announcement on Friday during a visit to the Daily Mirror Office.
It is believed that members of boy band One Direction will be attending the lighting ceremony tonight in Westminster.
The artwork for the single cover was designed by Tracey Emin and features the words “Faith, love, trust. You, me, and the world” written in neon lights.
Band Aid 30’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ is the fourth version of the song and the single is raising money to combat the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.
The song features artists including One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Emeli Sandé and Ed Sheeran, among others.
The single has already reached number one in the UK charts after it was released on 24 November and has become the fastest-selling single of 2014.
The track sold 312,000 copies in its first week, outselling Band Aid 20’s 2004 single, which sold 297,000.
‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ has only been available as to download but from tomorrow CDs of the song will be available to buy in shops.
Band Aid 30 has not been without its controversies though, Lily Allen and rapper Fuse ODG declined to take part in the charity single.
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Even though the lyrics have been changed, they have faced criticism. Sande, who sings on the track, has apologised if the lyrics caused offence and said that “a new song” needed to be written.
The first Band Aid single was released in 1984 in a project spearheaded by Geldof to raise money for the Ethiopian famine. Since then several renditions of the song have been released to raise money for different causes.
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