Help-A Day in the Life

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Help: A Day in the Life

Compilation album by various artists
Released	9 September 2005 (download) 26 September 2005 (CD)
Recorded	8 September –9 September 2005
Genre	Various
Length	87:12 (download) 76:49 (CD)
Label	Independiente Records
Producer(s)	War Child
All Media Guide link Pitchfork 9/12/2005
various artists chronology
The Help Album (1995)	Help: a Day in the Life (2006)

Help: A Day in the Life, released in 2005, brought together many contemporary artists from Britain and Canada. It was produced by War Child UK in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original Help album, and aimed to raise money to fund the charity's efforts in war-torn countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Whereas the first album had broken records in 1995 by being recorded on Monday September 4 and in the shops by Saturday September 9, this time around the album was recorded and made available for purchase via the War Child Music website in thirty hours. Recording began at 12pm BST on Thursday September 8, and was made available for purchase at around 18:10 on Friday September 9.

Notable contributions to the album included tracks by Radiohead and Manic Street Preachers, both of whom had contributed tracks to the original 1995 album. Also of note was a cover of Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by War Child patrons Keane, a last-minute contribution from Coldplay, and a song by Emmanuel Jal, who was involved in the Sudan conflict as a child.

War Child Canada released a Canadian version of Help: A Day in the Life in 2006. Contributions for the Canadian version included songs by Sam Roberts, The Dears, and Buck 65. A cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" by Emily Haines and James Shaw of Toronto's Metric was also included on the album.

The first single off the album was "Lebo's River", a song by Raine Maida, who helped produce the album, and Chantal Kreviazuk, his wife. The chorus was written by Lebo Kgasapane, an 18 year old South African singer-songwriter who died of AIDS. The track features vocals by Lebo, as well as by Archie Khambula, a good friend of Lebo's.

The album cover was designed by John Squire.

[edit] British track listing

"I Want None Of This" -- Radiohead
"It Was Nothing" -- The Coral
"Hello Conscience" -- The Zutons
"Snowball" -- Elbow
"Gone Are The Days" -- The Magic Numbers
"Wasteland" -- Maxïmo Park
"Phantom Broadcast" -- The Go! Team
"Gua" -- Emmanuel Jal
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" -- Keane with Faultline
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" -- Kaiser Chiefs
"The Present" -- Bloc Party
"Help Me Please" -- Hard-Fi
"Eighth Station of the Cross Kebob House" -- Belle and Sebastian
"Cler Archel" -- Tinariwen
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" -- Boy George and Antony
"Hong Kong" -- Gorillaz
"From Bollywood to Battersea" -- Babyshambles
"Leviathan" -- The Manic Street Preachers
"Kirby's House" -- Razorlight
"Cross-Eyed Bear" -- Damien Rice
"Mars Needs Women" -- Mylo
"How You See The World No. 2" -- Coldplay

[edit] Canadian track listing

"How You See The World No. 2" -- Coldplay
"Missing" -- City and Colour
"Hong Kong" -- Gorillaz
"I Want None Of This" -- Radiohead
"Magic On My Mind" -- Sam Roberts
"Stand Alone" -- Bedouin Soundclash
"Utilities" -- The Weakerthans
"Ballad Of Humankindness" -- The Dears
"Cross-Eyed Bear" -- Damien Rice
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" -- Keane with Faultline
"At The Angels Feet" -- Payola$
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine" -- Kaiser Chiefs
"Spooked" -- Buck 65
"Get It Right" -- Jets Overhead
"Surrender" -- Surefire
"The Present" -- Bloc Party
"Don't Think Twice It's Alright" -- Emily Haines and James Shaw of Metric
"Lebo's River - A Tribute" -- Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk featuring Archie Khambula & Lebo Kgasapane