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Irish boy band Boyzone recorded a cover version for the 1999 Comic Relief telethon, shortening the title to "When the Going Gets Tough". Like the original, their version also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, becoming their fifth chart-topper and receiving a platinum certification in the UK.
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"Cuando" (English: "When") is a song written and performed by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his eighth studio album, Galería Caribe (2000). [1] It was released as the album's lead single in 2000. [2] [3] It became his second number-one song on both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States.
Comic Relief is a British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Sir Lenny Henry in response to the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia. [3] The concept of Comic Relief was to get British comedians to make the public laugh, while raising money to help people around the world and in the United Kingdom.
Comic Relief USA was a non-profit charity organization whose mission was to raise funds to help those in need—particularly America's homeless. It has raised and distributed nearly US$ 50 million toward providing assistance—including health care services —to homeless people throughout the United States.
The lyrics also include a change, with the words "roll 500 miles" replacing "walk 500 miles", because the characters Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin are both in wheelchairs. "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" was released as a charity single for Comic Relief immediately following its performance on the Comic Relief 2007: The Big One television show on ...
A new version of "Love Can Build a Bridge" recorded by American singers Cher and Chrissie Hynde, Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, and British singer-guitarist Eric Clapton was released as 1995's official Comic Relief single. [10]
Red Nose Day 2009 was a fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief, broadcast live on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Three from the evening of 13 March 2009 to early the following morning. It was part of the "Do Something Funny For Money" campaign.