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A DAY IN THE LIFE (2005)
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Help: a Day in the Life is a 2005 album, bringing together many contemporary artists primarily from Canada and Britain. It was produced by War Child in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original Help Album, and aims 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 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 include tracks by Radiohead and Manic Street Preachers, both of whom had contributed tracks to the original 1995 album. Also of note is 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.
Canadian contributions include songs by Sam Roberts, The Dears, and Buck 65. There's also a cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" by Emily Haines and James Shaw of Toronto's Metric.
The album cover was designed by John Squire.
The first single off the album is "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 African girl who died of AIDS. The track features vocals by Lebo, as well as by Archie Khambula, a good friend of Lebo's. All profits go to War Child.

1. How You See The World - Coldplay 4:05
2. Kirby’s House - Razorlight 4:13
3. I Want None Of This - Radiohead 3:15
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Keane & Faultline 4:13
5. Gua - Emmanuel Jal 3:55
6. Hong Kong - Gorillaz 7:12
7. Leviathan - The Manic Street Preachers 2:33
8. I Heard It Through The Grapvine - The Kaiser Chiefs 4:52
9. Cross-eyed Bear - Damien Rice 3:42
10. Gone Are The Days - The Magic Numbers 3:08
11. Cler Achel - Tinariwen 4:23
12. It Was Nothing - The Coral 2:53
13. Mars Needs Women - Mylo 3:28
14. Wasteland - Maximo Park 2:57
15. Snowball - Elbow 4:49
16. The Present - Bloc Party 4:36
17. Help Me Please - Hard-Fi 3:11
18. Phantom Broadcast - The Go! Team 2:32
19. From Bollywood to Battersea - Babyshambles 3:09
20. Happy Christmas, War Is Over - George and Antony 4:06

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