London
(ANI):
Simon
Cowell's
cover
version
of
R.E.M.'s
1992
classic
'Everybody
Hurts" in
aid
of
Haiti
is
set
to
become
Britain"s
biggest-selling
single
in
a
decade.
The
star-studded
track,
featuring
the
vocals
of
Kylie
Minogue,
Leona
Lewis
and
Robbie
Williams,
is
expected
to
sell
well
over
a
million
copies
within
days.
All
the
money
raised
will
go
to
the
Helping
Haiti
Fund.
Online
outlets
like
HMV,
Amazon
and
Play
claimed
that
pre-orders
went
into
'meltdown" after
the
song
was
heard
for
the
first
time.
“We"re
getting
record
levels
of
pre-orders
for
Everybody
Hurts.
It
is
well
on
course
to
become
a
million
seller,
easily
the
biggest
selling
single
for
a
decade," the
Daily
Star
quoted
HMV"s
Gennaro
Castaldo
as
saying.