In 2001 J. K. Rowling wrote two books for Comic Relief based on her famous Harry Potter series, entitled Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages. The Fantastic Beasts book, would ultimately lead to the mid-late 2010s series of films of the same name as part of the expanded "Potterverse". New Releases – For Week Starting March 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. March 3, 2001. p.35 . Retrieved August 10, 2021. Australian End of Year 2001 Singles Chart". ARIA. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015 . Retrieved June 2, 2016.

Girl bands of the moment, Girls Aloud and the Sugababes teamed up to record a duet of the classic Aerosmith and Run DMC hit ‘Walk This Way’ in 2007. a b "Metro UK – 05/02/2013 digital edition". Metro. 5 February 2013. p.13. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013 . Retrieved 18 March 2013. The British Stammering Association criticised comedian Lenny Henry over his opening sketch for the 2011 telethon, during which he spoofed the film The King's Speech and grew impatient with Colin Firth in his portrayal of King George VI as he stammered over his speech. The Sun reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as 'a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune'. [71] Sam Smith released the third version of his hit single ‘Lay Me Down’ as a duet with John Legend for Comic Relief in 2015.Just Can’t Get Enough’, a cover of the 1981 Depeche Mode song, reached number 2 in the UK charts making it the first Comic Relief single not to chart at number 1 in 14 years. D12 – Shit On You: Eminem now famous enough to give his mates a leg up on a record which is about as witty as its title. They had a couple of bigger hits than this to come, although it was always very much Eminem + others.

The video for the single sees Smith and Legend recording the song in the recording studio, interspersed with images of children who the charity has helped over the years. The Wanted's Glad You Came is in fifth (606,000 sales) and JLS also break up the Take That domination with their debut Beat Again (571,000 sales) at 7. Gold Forever" is the lead single from The Wanted's second studio album, Battleground. It is also a promo single on their 2012 American debut, The Wanted EP. Like many Comic Relief music videos before it, ‘All About You’ featured a number of celebrity cameos, including Ruby Wax, Davina McCall, Johnny Vegas, Dermot O’Leary, Graham Norton and Fearne Cotton. 2007

Who’s in Westlife?

A few things mitigate for Uptown Girl. It was for charity and it showed that Westlife could handle an uptempo song. It also wound up the fifth biggest selling single of the year which was a good showing for a Comic Relief single at the time although later campaign songs would do better. Finally it restored Westlife’s chart fortunes after their Christmas slip. Icona Pop are our only duo – although they had a little help from Charli XCX. I Love It is at 6 with 570,000 sales Val from Des Moines, IaMy frist song I herd by Billy Joel was Uptown Girls, I loved it, it's my top 2 favorite song. I would love to meet the AWESOME SINGER BILLY JOEL. My dad HATES THE SONG and whatever he hates I love!!!!! Xzibit – X: I remember Xzibit getting a fair bit of hype at the time, but he never really amounted to much on these shores. Don’t recall how the song goes, but this isn’t my genre.

Taking Cowell’s advice, three of the group’s original members left, leaving only Egan, Feehily and Filan. According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls", and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley, Whitney Houston, and his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson. According to numerous interviews with Joel, the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley, both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s. [8] Joel said that the song was inspired by the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. [9] Christie Brinkley, Joel's future wife, appears as the main character of the video Reception [ edit ] In 2017, a video featuring Ed Sheeran meeting and rescuing a child in Liberia for Comic Relief was criticised as 'poverty porn' and was given the 'Rusty Radiator' award for the 'most offensive and stereotypical fundraising video of the year'. [76] [77] As for the best-selling Comic Relief single, that accolade goes to Tony Christie and Peter Kay’s Is This The Way To Amarillo?, with 1.28 million sold. Though not strictly an official Comic Relief release, Kay performed it live on Red Nose Day 2005, lip synching to Tony Christie's 1971 hit. It was released the following week and spent the next seven weeks at Number 1. Unsurprisingly, it sparked a new trend for releasing official-unofficial Comic Relief singles. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl". Discogs. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016 . Retrieved November 7, 2016.SAM SMITH FT JOHN LEGEND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Lammy, David (24 March 2017). "Africa deserves better from Comic Relief | David Lammy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 29 October 2020. UK Singles Chart" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2011 . Retrieved May 26, 2015. BBC's Red Nose Day might be investigated after it gets 151 complaints despite being for Comic Relief". DigitalSpy. 27 March 2017 . Retrieved 25 October 2022.