GEORGE Michael has covered New Order’s True Faith for Comic Relief.
Arranged and produced by George Michael, the track was written by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Hague who have also very kindly donated their proceeds to Comic Relief along with the publishers’ mechanical royalties.
The single, released through Aegean Records via Absolute Marketing & Distribution / Universal, will be available digitally on March 13 and physically on March 14 and both will also include an instrumental version of the track as a b-side.
At 12:01am on March 19 – after the True Faith official music video has been premiered for Comic Relief – the single and video will be available for purchase as a bundle exclusively through iTunes.
Red Nose Day is on Friday, March 18, go to www.rednoseday.com to find out more.
Comic Relief spends all the money raised by the public to give extremely poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa a helping hand to turn their lives around.
Commenting on the single by George Michael, Richard Curtis said: “Over the years, George has been the most tremendous supporter of Comic Relief. Out of the blue one year he gave us all the cash from the release of As, his single with Mary J Blige.
“Then he did a brilliant Little Britain ‘Lou and Andy’ sketch – which ended with the inevitable insult slung at him – “I don’t like him.”
“But most excitingly, he’s giving Comic Relief all the money from his new single, True Faith. It’s always so moving when people stick with us year after year – and we’re thrilled and delighted about the song, and the wonderful video that goes with it.
