The project spearheaded by British pop music guru Simon Cowell and attracting the participation of 21 of some of the top performing artists today took less than a fortnight to complete for planning to its airing on radio today.

Stars such as Take That, Susan Boyle and Kylie Minogue took part in the making of the cover of Everybody Hurts by American 90s iconic band REM.

Cowell managed to easily pull strings in the business to arrange the single project to take root.

The various singers take turns at being featured as the main vocalist, starting with former X Factor winner Leona Lewis, followed by rock legend Rod Stewart, American R and B singer Mariah Carey, Cheryl Cole, Mika and Canadian performer Michael Buble.

The single was recorded in two locations. Some singers lent their voices for the track in London, while others, such as Robbie Williams, was part of the Los Angeles sessions.

Alexandra Burke — another X Factor winner – as well as James Morrison, were called into Trevor Horn’s Sarm Studios in the London district  of Notting Hill – where in 1984, the original fund-raising Band Aid song was recorded.

The other artists that took part the project are Jon Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus, James Blunt and members of Westlife and JLS and the rising star Susan Boyle.

REM has waived the copyright fees for the use of their songs.

The proceeds of the single will go to two charity organizations: the Sun’s Helping Haiti fund and the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Everybody Hurts will be available for download on February 7 and will be in shops in a cd form the following day.

Cowell claimed to have been directly asked by the British Prime Minister Gordon to put a charity recording together.

It’s been confirmed that REM will waive all royalties from the song.

The X Factor judge has also announced former winner of the popular talent television show and rising British star Leona Lewis and as well as Canadian singer Michael Buble have recently been added o line-up of stars who will participated in the campaign.

The pair will join a list a notable performers who already agreed to the project, including veteran rocker Rod Stewart Boy band JLS and.

Other acts which are in talks for the project include this year’s X Factor winner Joe McElderry, hip-hop trio N-Dubz, Will Young, Take That, Robbie Williams, Coldplay as well as Sir Paul McCartney.

Already confirmed as a part of the vocals for the song is other X Factor judge Cheryl Cole.

The Prime Minister said that the song will be a huge success and that it will generate a vast amount of money for the rescue efforts.

He said that he had already to pop music guru and that the project would benefit from an VAT exemption