<P> In the United States , the video was played on MTV frequently throughout the Christmas season . Released in the US on 10 December 1984 on Columbia Records , `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' sold 1.9 million copies in its first eleven days on release but did not reach number 1 there , due to the more complex nature of the chart system , which counted airplay as well as sales . Despite outselling the official number 1 by four to one , it did not make the top ten due to a lack of airplay , ultimately peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>
<P> In the United States , the video was played on MTV frequently throughout the Christmas season . Released in the US on 10 December 1984 on Columbia Records , `` Do They Know It 's Christmas ? '' sold 1.9 million copies in its first eleven days on release but did not reach number 1 there , due to the more complex nature of the chart system , which counted airplay as well as sales . Despite outselling the official number 1 by four to one , it did not make the top ten due to a lack of airplay , ultimately peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>
when was do they know it 's christmas released
when was do they know it 's christmas released
10 December 1984
10 December 1984