--- title: Eagles of Death Metal Fans Try to Get the Band to No. 1 in the U.K. description: The Eagles of Death Metal were playing at Paris concert hall Le Bataclan when terrorists armed with guns attacked. The band was able to escape,... canonical: https://time.com/4114741/eagles-of-death-metal-no-1-hit/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-16T19:07:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:26:57.062Z og:title: How Eagles of Death Metal Fans Are Supporting the Band og:description: It's a statement of "peace, love and support" og:url: https://time.com/4114741/eagles-of-death-metal-no-1-hit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt980f1c6fc6669900/6988714e0b72e330006e6d7b/eagles-of-death-metal-band.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Eagles Of Death Metal Perform At The Forum In London og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Eagles of Death Metal Fans Are Supporting the Band twitter:description: It's a statement of "peace, love and support" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt980f1c6fc6669900/6988714e0b72e330006e6d7b/eagles-of-death-metal-band.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Eagles of Death Metal Fans Try to Get the Band to No. 1 in the U.K. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 16, 2015 7:07 PM UTC  Dave Catching and Jesse Hughes of Eagles Of Death Metal perform at The Forum in London on Nov. 5, 2015. Dave Catching and Jesse Hughes of Eagles Of Death Metal perform at The Forum in London on Nov. 5, 2015.Gus Stewart—Redferns by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 16, 2015 7:07 PM UTC The Eagles of Death Metal [were playing](http://time.com/4112571/paris-attacks-eagles-of-death-metal/) at Paris concert hall Le Bataclan when terrorists armed with guns attacked. The band was able to escape, but a member of their crew, [Nick Alexander](http://time.com/4113259/paris-attacks-eagles-death-metal-nick-alexander/), and 80 of their fans were killed in the massacre. Now a group of fans in the UK have launched an online campaign to push the band to the top of the U.K. singles chart in a display of solidarity with the band and their fans. Through a [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/eodmforno1/timeline) group the fans are determined to get the Eagles of Death Metal’s song “Save A Prayer” (a cover of the Duran Duran track) to the top of the charts in a statement of “peace, love, and support.” The [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/eodmforno1/timeline) reads: Duran Duran has not yet commented on the campaign, which appears to be working. As of Monday afternoon the Eagles of Death Metal track was #1 on both the [Amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-MP3-Downloads-Rock-Songs/zgbs/dmusic/118652031/ref=zg%5Fbsnr%5Ftab%5Ft%5Fbs) and iTunes [rock chart](http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/charts/songs/rock/) and #37 on the overall [UK iTunes chart.](http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/charts/songs/) To keep the song in the top slot, fans must download from iTunes or Amazon or stream online ([which counts for the U.K. charts](http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/23/music-streaming-spotify-dictate-official-singles-chart)) before midnight on Thursday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4114741/eagles-of-death-metal-no-1-hit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4114741/eagles-of-death-metal-no-1-hit/"},"headline":"Eagles of Death Metal Fans Try to Get the Band to No. 1 in the U.K.","datePublished":"2015-11-16T19:07:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:26:57.062Z","description":"The Eagles of Death Metal were playing at Paris concert hall Le Bataclan when terrorists armed with guns attacked. 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