Twitter support for Hillsborough single
It's already dominating the airwaves and naturally Twitter is full of discussion about the release of 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' – with celebrities, politicians and contributors urging the public to purchase the single.
Over the weekend clubs around the country played the cover song, which is raising money on behalf of the fight for justice for the 96 supporters who lost their lives at Hillsborough in 1989, before the physical copy was launched in Liverpool on Monday.
The release has prompted a flurry of online activity, with high-profile figures using social media to promote the single and encourage their followers to buy a digital or physical version of the track.
Good to hear the Hillsborough Song getting played at Old Trafford!!!
— Coleen Rooney (@ColeenRoo) December 15, 2012
Traveling into HMV in Liverpool to hook up with @thefarm2012 @kennethdalglish and others for the launch of the He Ain't Heavy He's Brother
— John Bishop (@JohnBishop100) December 17, 2012
A brilliant cause "Make @jft96xmas Xmas No.1 for Hillsborough families. RT this & preorder j.mp/buyjft96iTunes #JFT96 #textJUSTICEto80010"
— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) December 11, 2012
Hillsborough Charity single officially on sale today, lets make it a Xmas number one
— Peter Reid(@reid6peter) December 17, 2012
Massive massive thank you to everybody that has already bought/downloaded 'He ain't heavy' the Hillsborough charity single. If you haven't..
— Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) December 17, 2012
please do so, it's a great cause, beautiful song and amazing people are involved #justiceforthe96
— Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) December 17, 2012
Today's the day. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother officially in shops today! Lets make it Number 1. #jft96 twitter.com/SteveRotheramM…
— Steve Rotheram (@SteveRotheramMP) December 17, 2012
Lets get the Hillsborough Charity single 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' to Xmas No1. It goes on sale today #JFT96
— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) December 17, 2012
Hillsborough Xmas Single itunes.apple.com/gb/album/he-ai…
— Al Murray (@ajhmurray) December 17, 2012
The single is now available to buy in store at all good music retailers and can also be purchased online via iTunes, HMV, 7 Digital and Amazon.
The single will soon be available to buy from Liverpool FC official club stores. The club is not a chart-registered company and so sales of the song have been prioritised to other outlets for the time being, in order for the single to stand a better chance of reaching number one in the Christmas charts.
You can also purchase the track by texting the word 'Justice' to 80010 from your mobile phone in the UK (£1 + standard network rate). From the Republic of Ireland text 'Justice' to 53600 if you would like to order a copy (€1.50 + standard network rate).
Please note that due to the very high demand, texts to download may suffer a delay of a few hours.