Gary Barlow wants charity single to inspire youngsters
Gary Barlow is convinced his charity single featuring several British rap stars will inspire youngsters to chase their dreams, after a summer rocked by riots hit the country.
The singer formed a new band called The Collective, made up of singers including Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder and Tulisa Contostavlos from N-Dubz for this year's official Children in Need track.
Teardrop was recorded in August and Barlow admits watching the new coverage young rioters looting shops and causing chaos in cities such as Manchester and London made him realise the potential power and message of the song.
He tells The Sun: "We did our initial recording around the time of all the riots this summer. I remember thinking to myself, this is a double whammy.
"These guys are going to talk to the people before they get of an age where they'll be out there doing these b**ody things. It really felt like we had to do this, this year.
"After the riots, the urban scene didn't get the best respect out of it. I think this kind of thing shows people another side to us. I really believe this song is going to say a lot after what happened and even speak to some of the kids that were involved in the riots."
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