Radiohead, Gorillaz, The Zutons, Manic Street Preachers, Bloc Party, Hard-Fi, The Coral, Elbow, Maximo Park and Razorlight are amongst the bands who will contribute to Help: A Day in the Life, an album to benefit War Child.

HADITL will mark the 10th anniversary of the Help album in 1995. As in 1995, the bands will have one day to each record a new piece of music, which War Child will make available on Warchildmusic.com on September 9, with a CD release following a few weeks later.

War Child CEO Mark Waddington remarked:

As a music fan, I know what the original Help album meant and as the present CEO of War Child I know what it achieved. It was my intention that any new album we made in 2005 should match up to the feats of the past. That's why we have set ourselves the challenge of remaking history and releasing the fastest album ever - again! It's a tall order but we feel with the support of amazing artists we can make it happen and help a new generation of children affected by war.

War Child was founded in 1993 as a response to the suffering of children during the Balkans conflict. It now operates as a network of independent organizations working across the world to aid children affected by war.

Warchildmusic.com offers exclusive tracks from hundreds of artists including Radiohead, Bjork, Tom Waits, Uncle Tupelo, The Dandy Warhols, Iron Maiden and Bloc Party. They have tens of thousands of tracks you won't be able to find anywhere else, including: covers, acoustic versions, live recordings, alternative mixes, remixes, and previously unreleased material.

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