On Thursday (April 23), over 20 artists are teaming up to cover Foo Fighters' "Times Like These" as part of BBC Radio 1's Stay at Home Live Lounge, including Coldplay's Chris Martin, Bastille, and YUNGBLUD. The song will be released as an official single, with UK proceeds going to BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, and international profits benefiting the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
"Our vision was to create a stay at home version using phones, pots, pans and acoustic guitars that would honour the brilliance and honesty of the artists and song, rather than the trickery of an expensive recording studio," producer Fraser T Smith told The Guardian. "We tried to make this single in a totally different way artistically, relevant to today. The lyrics particularly resonate with us all at this challenging time."
See a preview of the song and a list of all artists involved below.
Artists featured on "Times Like These":
5 Seconds of Summer
AJ Tracey
Anne-Marie
Bastille
Biffy Clyro
Celeste
Chris Martin of Coldplay
Dermot Kennedy
Dua Lipa
Ellie Goulding
Grace Carter
Hailee Steinfeld
Jess Glynne
Mabel
Paloma Faith
Rag’n’Bone Man
Rita Ora
Royal Blood
Sam Fender
Sean Paul
Sigrid
Yungblud
Zara Larsson
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