In a matter of days, the song gained millions of views online.
New song by Pink Floyd and Andrey Khlyvnyuk «Hey Hey Rise Up» took first place in the charts of 25 countries, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Focus.
The collaboration of the cult British rock band and the voice of the Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk in a matter of days became popular on the network and music charts in dozens of countries, and the song-anthem of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen « has become an online flash mob.
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< p>«USA, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Paraguay, Portugal, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden — single «Hey, Hey, Rise Up» number one on the iTunes charts. Considering that the money collected from the release will go to Ukraine, it seems that everything turned out great. Many thanks to Pink Floyd and personally to David Gilmour», the Ukrainian musicians said.
Note that this is the first release of the British band since 1994, for the sake of which David Gilmour, Nick Mason, composer Nitin Soni and bass guitarist Guy Pratt have united for the first time in 28 years. However, ex-band member and co-founder of Pink Floyd Roger Waters did not take part in this recording due to political opinions.