Band Aid 30's Do They Know It's Christmas?, which features a host of stars, stormed to the top of the singles chart today.
The reworked version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' features stars including One Direction, Bono and Ellie Goulding, and is expected to raise millions to help fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
Emeli Sande was one of those who questioned the lyrics which had been changed to reflect the Ebola crisis in west Africa.
Band Aid 30's Do They Know It's Christmas?, which features a host of stars, stormed to the top of the singles chart today.
The charity single, organised once again by Bob Geldof, shifted more than 312,000 copies to make it the year's fastest-selling single, the Official Charts Company said.
But there have been some complaints over the song's content, with some of the lyrics changed to reflect the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
The track, with all proceeds going toward the fight against Ebola in west Africa, has outsold the rest of the top five combined.
The massive sales haul of Band Aid 30, which features Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, One Direction, Rita Ora and Bastille among its star cast, outshines Band Aid 20's first-week sales in 2004 with that version selling 297,000 in its first seven days.
Emeli Sande has said the Band Aid song needs rewriting and apologised if the latest version "caused offence".
Bob Geldof premiered the video for the latest Band Aid single on X Factor, featuring a powerful opening segment referencing the Ebola virus.
The lyrics of the new version of Do They Know It's Christmas? have been revealed as celebrities gather to record the Band Aid single