'Helping Haiti' single recording completed

The all-star 'Helping Haiti' charity single has reportedly been completed.

The song, a cover of REM's 1992 hit 'Everybody Hurts', was finished at a London recording studio on Saturday night and will be released on February 8.

A lineup of 21 artists, including Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Robbie Williams and Susan Boyle, contributed vocals to the charity record.

Leona Lewis sings the opening lines of the ballad, while Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams duet on a chorus line together.

Take That stars Gary Barlow and Mark Owen sing separate lines which follow each other, as do Westlife's Shane Filan and Mark Feehily.

The single, arranged by Simon Cowell and producer Steve Robson, took little over a week to put together.

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to waive Value Added Tax (VAT) on sales of the song and REM will relinquish all royalty payments from the record.

The proceeds from the single will be split between The Sun's 'Helping Haiti' fund and the Disasters Emergency Committee.