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We're beside ourselves to announce that Brit and Grammy award winning superstar Sam Smith will be collaborating with Oscar winner John Legend for this year's Red Nose Day single.
A special version of Sam’s song Lay Me Down, originally from his multi-platinum debut album In the Lonely Hour, is being released as a one-off single to raise money for Comic Relief.
The track is available to download on iTunes and stream on Spotify, as well as being on the shelves exclusively at Sainsbury’s too.
The two music superstars will perform the ballad together for the first and only time on Comic Relief – Face the Funny on Friday 13th March on BBC One, which is coming live from the London Palladium.
Sam Smith said: “Lay Me Down holds a very special place in my heart, not only did I perform it at the Brits I’m now going to perform it live on the Red Nose Day show with the extremely talented John Legend which is so exciting.
"I recently visited a Comic Relief funded project in my home town which supports the young LGBT community in London, I’m extremely proud that my single will help raise money for projects like this and many others in the UK and across Africa.”
John Legend said: "Sam is such a talented artist. We've been looking forward to working together for a while now. I'm so glad we could collaborate on such a great song and for such a great cause.”
The pair recorded the track together in Los Angeles, earlier this year. The single is produced by Jimmy Napes and Steve Fitzmaurice and was written by Sam Smith, James Napier and Elvin Smith - and our friends at Universal will donate 100% of its profits from the sale of the single to Comic Relief.
Download(opens in new window) the single from iTunes.
