Artists Against Bullying

Artists Against Bullying
Artists Against Bullying
Origin	Ontario, Canada
Years active	2012
Past members	Lights; Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan; Jacob Hoggard of Hedley; Fefe Dobson; Kardinal Offishall; Alyssa Reid; Walk Off the Earth;

Artists Against Bullying (often styled as "Artists Against") was an agglomeration of seven Canadian musicians who united in 2012 to re-record the song "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.

Released during Bullying Awareness Week,^[1] the project was inspired by the increase in teen bullying and cyberbullying, especially the Amanda Todd case,^[2] with proceeds being donated to Kids Help Phone – a Canadian counseling service for children and youth.^[2]

Reception

The song entered the Canadian Singles Top 100 chart at number 10^[3] the week it was released.

References

^ "Canadian music stars are "Artists Against!" bullying | CHYM 96.7". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ ^a ^b "Artists Against remake True Colors | Montreal Gazette". November 12, 2012.
^ "True Colors by Artists Against Bullying - Music Charts". acharts.co.

[1] "Canadian music stars are "Artists Against!" bullying | CHYM 96.7". Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

[montrealgazette1-2] "Artists Against remake True Colors | Montreal Gazette". November 12, 2012.

[3] "True Colors by Artists Against Bullying - Music Charts". acharts.co.

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