Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas?

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Christmas song charity single song

"Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas?" is a 1984 charity single recorded by a supergroup of British and Irish musicians to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and became one of the best-selling singles in UK history.

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Do They Know It's Christmas? 3
Band Aid charity single "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" 1
Band Aid single "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas song ⓘ
charity single ⓘ
song ⓘ
bSide Feed the World ⓘ
charitableCause 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia ⓘ
chartPositionUK 1 ⓘ
composer Bob Geldof ⓘ
Midge Ure ⓘ
copiesSoldUK over 3 million ⓘ
copiesSoldWorldwide over 10 million ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresMusician Bananarama ⓘ
Culture Club ⓘ
Duran Duran ⓘ
Spandau Ballet ⓘ
Status Quo ⓘ
featuresVocalist Bono ⓘ
Boy George ⓘ
George Michael ⓘ
Paul Young ⓘ
Phil Collins ⓘ
Simon Le Bon ⓘ
Sting ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre Christmas music ⓘ
charity music ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Do They Know It’s Christmas? music video ⓘ
hasVersion Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid 20)

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid 30)

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid II)
heldRecord best-selling single in UK chart history ⓘ
heldRecordUntil 1997 ⓘ
inspired Live Aid concert ⓘ
surface form: Live Aid
label Phonogram Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:41 ⓘ
lyricist Bob Geldof ⓘ
Midge Ure ⓘ
organizedBy Bob Geldof ⓘ
Midge Ure ⓘ
performer Band Aid ⓘ
producer Midge Ure ⓘ
Trevor Horn ⓘ
purpose raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia ⓘ
recorded 25 November 1984 ⓘ
recordedAt Sarm Studios ⓘ
surface form: Sarm West Studios
recordedIn London ⓘ
releaseDate 29 November 1984 ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1984 ⓘ

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We Are the World → inspiredBy → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
Tears Are Not Enough → inspiredBy → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
this entity surface form: Do They Know It's Christmas?
Midge Ure (James Ure, born James McGregor, not Farmer) → notableWork → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
subject surface form: Midge Ure
this entity surface form: Do They Know It's Christmas?
Midge Ure (James Ure, born James McGregor, not Farmer) → coWrote → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
subject surface form: Midge Ure
this entity surface form: Do They Know It's Christmas?
1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia → inspired → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
this entity surface form: Band Aid charity single "Do They Know It’s Christmas?"
Live Aid concert → follows → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Band Aid single "Do They Know It’s Christmas?"
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? → hasVersion → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
this entity surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid II)
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? → hasVersion → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
this entity surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid 20)
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? → hasVersion → Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas?
this entity surface form: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Band Aid 30)