Midge Ure's 'cold and calculating' approach to promoting Band Aid single.

Former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure has said the way he went about obtaining the Christmas number one for Band Aid was "cold and calculating".

In an interview with Reader's Digest, Ure recalls making the song with Bob Geldof, and details the process of plotting its success.

"I remember deciding that if we could have a Christmas number one, then we could possibly generate £100,000," he said.

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