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One Direction Raises Money for Comic Relief, a British Charity
One Direction has released the music video for their latest single "One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)" on 20 February 2013, which was specially recorded for the Red Nose Day, a telethon event annually held by a British charity, Comic Relief. Red Nose Day is a huge fundraising event organized by UK charity Comic Relief every other year. It originally launched on Christmas Day 1985 aiming to make the public laugh with celebrity sketches and routines while highlighting and raising money for the then crippling famine in Ethiopia. Red Nose Day quickly became a charity telethon bringing together the very best of UK comedy and entertainment for one night of fundraising. The first Red Nose Day in 1988 raised an incredible 15 million pound, and this year Red Nose Day celebrates its 25th anniversary and has raised over 75 million pound, so far. "One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)" is a medley of two popular songs "One Way Or Another" by Blondie and "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones. The video is sure to make you laugh your head off as you watch the boys do the most hilarious things as Niall singing in the shower, the boys hugging British Prime Minister David Cameron, dancing hilariously and clowns around in the video.

The music video for "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" was shot in Ghana, Tokyo, London, New York City and at 10 Downing Street, and features a cameo from British Prime Minister, David Cameron. The music video was filmed while the boys were on tour. Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles recently visited a children's hospital in Accra, Ghana and they were extremely upset and heartbroken to see young children on the brink of losing their lives because malnutrition.

The music video starts off on a serious note, as the five boys explained about the Comic Relief and how they were going to help Comic Relief raise money for the less fortunate. After an opening shot of the guys driving through Africa, Louis

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