George Michael calling the move "way overdue". In November 1984, Michael joined other British and Irish pop stars of the era to form Band Aid, singing on the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for famine relief in Ethiopia. This single became the UK Christmas number one in December 1984, holding Michael's own song, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, at No. 2; Michael also donated the royalties for "Last Christmas" to Ethiopia. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" sold 3.75 million copies in the UK and became the biggest selling single in UK chart history, a title it held until 1997 when it
I Want to Know What Love Is In 1985, the New Jersey Mass Choir released the Prelude Records album entitled "I Want to Know What Love Is". The album's fifth track, "I Want to Know What Love Is", was released as a single in the gospel music market which garnered several awards within the industry. "I Want to Know What Love Is" was covered by Australian singer Tina Arena and her recording was released as a single in 1998 from her album "In Deep". Arena's version of the song was produced by Foreigner band member Mick Jones, who wrote the song. This version of the song includes