Sing (Annie Lennox song)

Infobox Single
Name = Sing


Artist = Annie Lennox featuring Various Artists
Album = Songs of Mass Destruction
Released = March 17 2008
Format = Digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, soul, rock, funk
Length = 4:48
Label = Sony BMG
Writer = Annie Lennox
Producer = Glen Ballard
Certification =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Annie Lennox
Type = singles
Last single = "Dark Road"
(2007)
This single = "Sing"
(2007/2008)
Next single =

"Sing" is a song by Annie Lennox, released as the second single from her fourth solo studio album, "Songs of Mass Destruction" (2007). The single was originally released as a digital download only single in late 2007.Fact|date=March 2008 A limited 3 track edition (including Lennox's previous hit "Why") was made available exclusively from the The Body Shop from 10th March 2008. It is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign".

About the song

The song is a collaboration between Lennox and twenty-five prominent female acts and artists. The line-up consists of Anastacia, Isobel Campbell, Mariah Carey, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Beth Gibbons, Faith Hill, Angélique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Pink, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Shingai Shoniwa, Joss Stone, Sugababes, KT Tunstall, and Martha Wainwright. [ [http://www.rcalabelgroup.co.uk/news/6412/ RCA Label Group (UK) | News | Annie Lennox - A choir of 23 renowned female artists join Annie on her new album ] ]

As Lennox reported herself on her official website, this song is about raising money and awareness for what she considers to be the HIV/AIDS genocide [ [http://www.annielennoxsing.com/sing.php Official site for "Sing"] Retrieved on January 29 2008.] :

Official versions

*Album version – 4:48
*Album version (with Commentary) - 4:47
*Full length (edit) – 4:23
*Alternative version - 3:56
*Harry Choo club mix – 8:24
*Harry Choo mix show – 5:30
*Harry Choo radio mix – 3:57
*Dean Coleman club mix – 6:52
*Dean Coleman radio mix – 4:19
*Moto Blanco club mix – 8:34
*Moto Blanco dub mix – 8:24
*Moto Blanco radio mix – 3:32
*Nitin Sawhney remix - 4:49

Charts

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=0K2Q59eT2Us YouTube - "Sing" video]

References