Band Aid (band) musicians. This version, released in 1989 was produced by British songwriting and production team formed of 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, but ultimately achieved far less historical significance and status than its predecessor. 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
Band Aid (band) but was unable to as he was in hospital at the time with a kidney infection. The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including "We Are the World" by USA for Africa (in the United States), "Cantaré Cantarás" by Project Hermanos (in Latin America), "Nackt im Wind" by Band für Afrika (in Germany), "Ethiopie" by Chanteurs Sans Frontiere'(in France), "Tears Are Not Enough" by Northern Lights (in Canada), "Show some Concern" by The Concerned in Ireland, "Sammen for Livet" by Forente Artister (in Norway), "Maksamme Velkaa" by Apua-Orkesteri (in Finland), "Chega de Mágoa" by Nordeste Já