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The album was assembled in the same spirit as 1995's 'Help!' album, which raised considerable funds and awareness for the charity that supports kids caught in war zones around the world. The album project began when NME asked a number of contemporary stars to record versions of their favorite Number One singles of all time for a release to benefit the War Child charity. The full line-up is below, with the name of the act they're covering, plus the year it was originally a Number One in the UK, in brackets. Starsailor 'All Or Nothing' (The Small Faces, 1966), Feeder 'The Power Of Love' (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 1984), Sugababes 'Killer' (Adamski, 1990), Muse 'House Of The Rising Son' (The Animals, 1964), Stereophonics 'Nothing Compares 2 U' (Sinead O' Connor, 1990), Faithless/Dido 'Dub Be Good 2 Me' (Beats International, 1990), Oasis 'Merry Xmas Everybody' (Slade, 1973), Elbow 'Something In The Air'