Band Aid 20 - wikipedia Band Aid 20 Band Aid 20 Origin UK Genres Christmas Years active 2004 ( 2004 ) Associated acts Band Aid Band Aid 30 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2010 ) Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included Daniel Bedingfield, Dido, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Bono of U2, and Paul McCartney, re-recorded the 1984 song `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '', written by Band Aid organisers Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Contents 1 Recording 2 Release 3 Critical reception 4 Artwork 5 Participants 6 References 7 External links Recording The song was recorded on 14 November 2004, to benefit Sudan 's troubled Darfur region, and was released that same month. The single became the UK 's biggest seller of 2004 as well as the Christmas number one. Bono and Paul McCartney were the only artists from the original Band Aid to lend their voices to Band Aid 20. There was a reported dispute over the line ' Well tonight thank God it 's them, instead of you ', which Bono sang on the original version. Justin Hawkins, of The Darkness, laid down a version of the line, but Bono insisted on re-recording his version, which was eventually used on the record. A special documentary titled Band Aid 20 : Justice, Not Charity which went behind - the - scenes of the new recording was broadcast by BBC One on 6 December 2004. Release The Band Aid 20 single was first played simultaneously on The Chris Moyles Show ( on BBC Radio 1 ) and the breakfast shows on Virgin and Capital radio, at 8 am on 16 November 2004. The video was first broadcast in the UK simultaneously over multiple channels, including the five UK analogue terrestrial channels, at 5 : 55 pm on 18 November 2004, with an introduction by Madonna. One of the new ways to buy the song, by downloading it from the internet, hit a problem when Apple Computer 's iTunes Music Store initially refused to supply it, due to their fixed - pricing policy. A partial solution was reached after a few days, enabling UK users to download the song at the standard iTunes price, with Apple donating an extra amount ( equivalent to the price difference ) to the Band Aid Trust. The single sold 72,000 copies in the first 24 hours when it was released on 29 November 2004, and went straight in at No. 1 in the UK singles chart on 5 December 2004. The CD version sold over 200,000 copies in the first week, becoming the fastest - selling single of the year. It stayed at No. 1 for Christmas and the week after, a total of four weeks, one week shorter than the 1984 original. It was the last single ever to sell a million physical copies in the UK as the format largely died out other than as a niche product. The single was supported by companies such as the mobile entertainment provider, WebTV, which allowed customers to play and purchase the song and music video on their mobile phones. It could also be purchased with a bundle of tracks including both the original 1984 version and the 2004 version of `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? ''. HMV stores opened early to give customers more time to buy the single and staff wore Band Aid 20 shirts that said, `` Have you bought your copy yet ? ''. Prime Minister Tony Blair was seen picking up a copy of the charity single at an HMV store in Edinburgh. Critical reception Band Aid 20 's efforts met with mixed criticism. The BBC said the new generation of singers, who differed greatly from those that appeared on the 1984 original, endeavoured to fit their talents into a 20 - year - old template resulting in an `` anonymous '' record. The Guardian said the appearance of female singers was successful. Artwork British artist Damien Hirst designed an intimidating cover for the Band Aid 20 single, featuring the grim reaper and a starving African child. However, this was later dropped after fears that it might scare children. Participants Organisers and producers : Midge Ure -- organiser Nigel Godrich ( Radiohead, Travis ) -- producer Bob Geldof -- producer Damon Albarn ( Blur, Gorillaz ) Harry Sutcliffe sound engineer Instruments : Danny Goffey ( Supergrass ) -- ( drums ) Thom Yorke -- ( piano ) and Jonny Greenwood -- ( guitar ) -- ( Radiohead ) Sir Paul McCartney -- bass guitar Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins ( The Darkness ) -- guitar Brian May ( Queen ) -- guitar Roger Taylor -- drums ( Queen ) Phil Collins -- drums ( Genesis ) Ron Mael -- keyboards ( Sparks ) Vocals : Anthony McPartlin ( Ant & Dec ) Declan Donnelly ( Ant & Dec ) Tim Wheeler ( Ash ) Daniel Bedingfield Natasha Bedingfield Bono ( U2 ) Busted Cat Deeley Chris Martin ( Coldplay ) Dido -- performed separately from a studio in Melbourne Dizzee Rascal -- the only artist to add lyrics to the song Ms Dynamite Skye Edwards ( Morcheeba ) Estelle Feeder Neil Hannon ( The Divine Comedy ) Justin Hawkins ( The Darkness ) Jamelia Tom Chaplin ( Keane ) Tim Rice - Oxley ( Keane ) Beverley Knight Lemar Shaznay Lewis ( formerly of All Saints ) Katie Melua Róisín Murphy ( Moloko ) Snow Patrol Rachel Stevens Joss Stone Sugababes The Thrills Turin Brakes Robbie Williams -- performed separately from a studio in Los Angeles Will Young Russell Mael ( Sparks ) Fran Healy ( Travis ) References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Chamberlain, Darryl ( 18 November 2004 ). `` Band Aid 20 's low - key style ''. BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2010. Jump up ^ Davies, Laura Lee ( 21 November 2004 ). `` 20 years on, and girl power drives Bob 's Band Aid line - up ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2010. External links Official website Bob Geldof Studio album Deep in the Heart of Nowhere The Vegetarians of Love The Happy Club Sex, Age & Death How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell Compilation Loudmouth -- The Best of Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats Great Songs of Indifference : The Anthology 1986 - 2001 The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats A Tonic for the Troops The Fine Art of Surfacing Mondo Bongo V Deep In the Long Grass Films Pink Floyd The Wall When Harvey Met Bob Books Is That It ? Geldof in Africa Charity Projects Band Aid ( Do They Know It 's Christmas ? ) Band Aid 20 Live Aid Live 8 Sport Aid MusicBrainz : b8f913bb - 28cc - 4bc6 - a867 - 08812814962f Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Band_Aid_20&oldid=816532010 '' Categories : British pop music groups Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from February 2010 EngvarB from December 2017 Use dmy dates from December 2017 Articles with hCards Articles needing additional references from February 2010 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014 Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia 한국어 Italiano Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 21 December 2017, at 23 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: dizzee rascal do they know it's christmas
Answer: the only artist to add lyrics to the song