Everybody Hurts - Help For Haiti (Alternative version)

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Single for Haiti

Helping Haiti • Everybody Hurts • Charity Relief Single

Some of the biggest names in UK and American music have joined forces to record an emotive cover of the REM classic 'Everybody Hurts', to raise money for charities supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. The line up of featured artists is; Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Rod Stewart, Alexandra Burke, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Joe McElderry, Cheryl Cole, JLS, Mika, Michael Bublé, James Blunt, James Morrison, Susan Boyle, and Westlife.

The single will be released for download on 7th February and the CD will be released on 8th February.

Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow "Cos everybody hurts"

Single for Haiti

Help Haiti ... buy this record

THE Sun's Helping Haiti single was finished late on Saturday night - and it's a cracker.

Mogul SIMON COWELL spearheaded the globe-spanning project which features 21 of the planet's premier pop stars - and he gave me an exclusive listen early on Sunday.

The likes of KYLIE MINOGUE, MARIAH CAREY, JAMES BLUNT and ALEXANDRA BURKE all donated their time for free to record a cover of REM's moving Everybody Hurts.

And the results are impressive.

The effort has got the support of songwriter MICHAEL STIPE who said: "How could we not say yes to this appeal?

"We're honoured to play even a small role in trying to help."

In the slideshow above I exclusively reveal which lines each of the stars sing.

The ballad begins with a tender couplet from LEONA LEWIS before ROBBIE WILLIAMS brings it to a brilliant close five and a half minutes later.

In between there are contributions from a stellar line-up including ROD STEWART, CHERYL COLE, MIKA, GARY BARLOW and two of the JLS lads.

The recording was overseen by super-producer STEVE ROBSON, who has worked with TAKE THAT, and the project was pulled together in little over a week.

It is released next Sunday and I hope to see it at the upper end of the charts the following week.

Pre-order the Haiti single now from HMV by clicking on this link.

The song is available to download next Sunday and in the shops the day after.

The track will get its debut airing on radio breakfast shows nationwide tomorrow from 8am.

Read more: The Sun

Howard Donald hopes Sun’s Haiti single will make country stronger

TAKE That star Howard Donald yesterday said he hopes The Sun's Helping Haiti single will make the ravaged country stronger than it was before the quake struck.

Howard, 41, said Haiti's suffering was particularly devastating because of its grinding poverty. He added: "Hopefully afterthis charity effort the country will be built up better than it was before."

Howard and Take That pals Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Jason Orange, whose hits include Shine, recorded their contribution to the single on Tuesday.

Former member Robbie Williams added his vocal in LA yesterday - making it the first time the band have appeared together on a track since 1995.

Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, JLS, Alexandra Burke, Cheryl Cole and Joe McElderry are also singing on the cover of REM's Everybody Hurts.

So are Susan Boyle, Mika, Michael Bublé, James Morrison, James Blunt, Jon Bon Jovi and Kylie Minogue. Rod said: "We're all doing our best."

Hope ... Take That in the studio

Fonte: The Sun

CHARLIE Simpson, seven, met PM's wife Sarah Brown at No 10 yesterday after raising £200,000 for Haiti by biking round his local park in Fulham, West London.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2827625/Howard-Donald-hopes-Suns-Haiti-single-will-make-country-stronger.html#ixzz0dwpHQ5PC

Take That confirm involvement in the Haiti charity single

Gary and the boys are in LA at the moment, recording thier part of the charity single for Haiti. Cover of REM's Everybody Hurts apparently

Take That have joined a whole host of other artists to record a special charity single in aid of the Haiti disaster.

All proceeds will be donated to the ‘DEC’ (Disasters Emergency Committee)

Disasters Emergency Committee Chief Executive Brendan Gormley said: ‘We are absolutely delighted to help those recording, producing and buying this charity single make a difference in Haiti. More and more water, food, household items and medical supplies are getting through to the earthquake survivors. Buying the charity single will greatly aid our work and help us work with survivors in Haiti to rebuild new lives from the ruins.’

The single will be available online from Sunday 7th February and in the shops on Monday 8th.

Fonte: Take That