Simon has teamed up with some big stars to produce a charity single for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal and here is the video of the single which is out now. The song, a cover of REM’s Everybody Hurts, features a number of former X Factor stars and other high profile music artists and will go on sale in stores on Monday.
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole features on the single together with this year’s winner Joe McElderry, 2008 winner Alexandra Burke and 2006 winner Leona Lewis. Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle and JLS also sing on the track which can be downloaded from Sunday.
Watch: Everybody Hurts – Various Artists
You can buy the single online at the following locations:
Proceeds will be split 50/50 between DEC and The Sun‘s Helping Haiti fund.
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Sorry but I’m not a fan. Tacky tune and why was not Dannii Minogue asked to sing on the track? Asking Cheryl of all people??????? lol oh dear!!!!!!!!!!
1 star out of 5
Simon can you ask itunes to make it available to download in Ireland!!
so much objection :( …it is beautiful!!! it could not have been done better…
Simon why did you ask Kylie? Dannii Minogue is far better and Cheryl cole is pointless in this song.
Awful song
Dreadful
Does it really matter who is better than who. This song has been released to help all those people out there who are suffering and all you are bothered about is who is better than who?
clearly you are missing the point of the song, its a beautiful song and I’m so glad someone is doing something about the earthquake :)
i agreee Dannii Minogue is far better than Cheryl Cole and Stacey Solomon is better then Joe McElderry
Well anyone is better then cheryl cole!!!!!!!!!!!
Was very disappointed that even though Jon Bon Jovi sings, he isnt in hte video!!!!!!
erm.. why are you all slating Cheryl!??
why are you all caring who sings it?? its for haiti, to help raise money! :s just buy it and get on with it. i do agree they could have had better people singing it, but who really cares?? their hearts were in the right place.
Oh look, the nutters are out again. Stacey Solomon’s not even on the single for crying out loud! And Danni’s “better” than Kylie? Really?
LOL!!
you right Danni and Kylie are equally bad LOL!!
oooh god that is awful spend your money on the Hope for Haiti album on itunes instead or give another way but this is pure shite
I’m sure the poor people from Haiti won’t care less who is singing but i’m dammed sure they will be grateful.
Does it really matter who’s singing as long as these people get the help they so desperately need.
i dont think ny of then even put any effort into it i have brought it just for the reason to help out but none of the peope in this song sounded like they could sing they could of put a bit moreeffort into i considering it to help all those poor defenceless people. i would loveto go out there and help but i just dont no how to volentier if any1 nose please let me no
which song did you expect him to pick – PARTY IN THE USA!?!
Get some perspective people!
The country needs help and support and this is one good thing that can make some money, don’t knock it.
Is this what the world is coming to? The human race bickering and bad mouthing each other and the efforts of the some really good performers, trying to do their best for the people of Haiti.
If it was you and your family then you would be very glad to receive some help, no matter where it came from.
Try to put some feeling into your heart and see what happens when you give generously without thought of reward, it is good for the soul.
Not yet available in Ireland on I-tunes. For heaven’s sake why not ? We want to help too.
Please make it available on I-Tunes Ireland
What an pathetic and tacky attempt at a charity single.It makes you cringe at the purile manifestations of fake sincerity that come to the fore when disaster occurs.The only good thing to come out of this is Haiti may get some desparately needed cash at the end of it all… but I will not ever be convinced by the attention seeking whores who race to be on this who before now probably wouldn’t have been able to locate Haiti on the map let alone gave money to one of the world’s poorest countries….
And before you try to cut me down as synical for slating your pop idols may I first put to you this;
1.Where were their concerns about Haiti before this when it was still one of the world’s poorest countries and needed aid back then?
2.How much of their own proven personal income will they actually donate? (Not alot I’m sure)
3…And finally why couldn’t they even have been moved enough to actually write a new song about how grief stricken they REALLY were i.e. as in Geldolf and Midge Ure – ‘Feed the World’ rather than just cherry picking somebody elses song? May I add, that had they been really motivated about this they might have had at least done enough research to have realised ‘Everybody Hurts’ was actually a song about suicide and not whatever they thought it was…
Yes I am donating and Yes I hope others do but my money will be going direct and not pampering the cheap tacky publicity seekers en route.
we dont get help why shud they
AND we have 100s of disasters but wheres our song ?!