Former Beatle Paul McCartney just can’t give enough. He’s already donated proceeds from his single “From a Lover to a Friend” to charity, and now singer will do the same with his new release, “Freedom.”
“Freedom” was first performed at the all-star Concert for New York benefit held at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20.
After the show, McCartney was “besieged with requests from fans wanting to buy the single,” his spokesperson, Geoff Baker, told Reuters.
The new single is being rush-released due to popular demand, Baker added. It will be released in Britain next week and in the United States either then or the following week.
Like the first single, all proceeds from the sale of the “Freedom” single will go to the Robin Hood Foundation, which distributes funds to the families of New York’s victims, firefighters and police.
In related news, The Concert for New York has raised more than $30 million for World Trade Center relief efforts, and donations are still being accepted, The Associated Press reported.
The proceeds include money raised from ticket sales, corporate sponsorships, television rights, merchandise sales and donations made through a toll-free number and the Internet.
A Columbia Records spokesperson told Hollywood.com on Friday that all proceeds for the compact disc God Bless America, released on Oct. 16, are going to the Twin Towers Release Fund. In addition, the record label will release a disc of the six-hour The Concert for New York on Nov. 27.
The Internet auction site, eBay, is also auctioning items from the event through Saturday, with proceeds going to the Sept. 11 Fund, the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund, the Twin Towers Fund and the American Red Cross.
