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
First Aid Kit (band) in Germany, the duo was also singing backing vocals on five songs of Conor Oberst's set. On 29 July 2014 Jenny Lewis released her album "The Voyager", where Johanna and Klara make a contribution to the title track. On 28 November 2014, First Aid Kit’s 10" vinyl single "America" was released as one of the Black Friday record store day releases. On 7 September 2016, Van William released a single titled "Revolution", where First Aid Kit sings backing vocals. The song was included to Van William's album "Countries" released in January 2018 and peaked at number six on US AAA