Disclosure and Band Aid Thirty are not on the same page. Band Aid sent out a press release today saying that among the many bands that were joining its current musical effort, re-recording "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to fight Ebola, Disclosure were to be part of the endeavor. This is not the case, according to Disclosure, whose representative told Pitchfork in a statement refuting any notion of their involvement with the project. The representative clarified the matter nullifying reports of an additional remix as well, saying, "No planned remix or involvement of any kind, unfortunately."
Disclosure's name was listed on the artist page of the Band Aid 30 website. It has since been taken down, but the list of artists involved makes the missing of Disclosure manageable. The CD will have One Direction, Bono, Rita Ora, Sam Martin, Clean Bandit, Emile Sande, Bastille and Ellie Goulding listed among the star-studded cast of U.K. singers and musicians. The U2 frontman was a part of two of three pervious editions.
The song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was first recorded by a slew of U.K. singers and musicians in response to the 1984 famine in Ethiopia. Its success was mixed, but the idea has since been resurrected three more times, including now in 2014.
The video, just released, shows the contrast between the horrible way in which Ebola kills and the devastation it wreaks on communities, with the glamorous lifestyle of the artists on the bill, before heading into the studio to watch them record the track.
Band Aid Thirty's version is the fourth incarnation of "Do They Knows It's Christmas?," the first since 2004. All profits from the single will go toward the Band Aid trust to fight Ebola in West Africa. The song is available for pre-order now and will be released Dec. 8 via the Band Aid website.
Watch the video below:
