The pair recorded the track together in Los Angeles, earlier this year. I'm so glad we could collaborate on such a great song and for such a great cause.” We've been looking forward to working together for a while now. John Legend said: "Sam is such a talented artist. "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.” 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. You can also drag to the left over the lyrics. Smith and Legend team up for a rendition of the former's debut single, 'Lay Me Down. To listen to a line again, press the button or the 'backspace' key. Sam Smith and John Legend are here to melt hearts and raise money for Red Nose Day, a biennial event where British residents and celebrities don clown noses to attract funds and awareness for underprivileged parts of the U.K. 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. If the video stops your life will go down, when your life runs out the game ends. On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Smith and John Legend had joined forces for a third version of Lay Me Down to be used as the official Red Nose Day.
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The track is available to download on iTunes and stream on Spotify, as well as being on the shelves exclusively at Sainsbury’s too. 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.Ī 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.