Band Aid 30 day's sales." This makes it the fastest selling single since the Military Wives track "Wherever You Are" in December 2011. The line up for Band Aid 30: Unlike Band Aid II and Band Aid 20, where lyrics were almost identical to the original, the lyrics to "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for Band Aid 30 have been altered to address the current situation in Western Africa, with the ongoing Ebola epidemic. The changes include: British artist Tracey Emin designed the cover sleeve for the physical release of the single. After release for download, the single went straight to number one
Starvation/Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie Starvation/Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie "Starvation/Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie" is a double A-sided charity single released in 1985, and recorded by two charity ensembles formed specially for the occasion, also known as Starvation and Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie respectively. The aim was to raise money for the starving people of Ethiopia. The idea of gathering artists together to make a charity record was copied from Bob Geldof's Band Aid project, which was number one in the UK charts at the time Starvation/Tam Tam was recorded in December 1984. Band Aid was criticised by some for featuring very few black musicians, and