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The Neon Brotherhood are a group of 40 people who got together to release the single "Hope Ain't a Bad Thing" in aid of
Stephen Sutton Stephen Robert Sutton (16 December 1994 – 14 May 2014), was an English blogger and charity activist known for his blog ''Stephen's Story'' and his fundraising efforts for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity for the aid of teenagers with cancer ...
who died on 14 May 2014. The song gained a midweek position of number 5 before its final place at number 16 on the
UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
on 8 June 2014. The song also made Ireland Singles Chart at number 58. The song was written by Martin Stanyer and Mike Newey, and recorded at Neon Sound Studios in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The Neon Brotherhood opened V Festival on the main stage at Weston Park on August 16, 2014. Glynn Morgan who sang for Threshold also features on the track. The song's speech by Sutton at the end was originally recorded for a charity Christmas song called "This Christmas" by songwriter Martin Stanyer's band, Naked Sunday.


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