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Elbow, Lily Allen and Estelle are among the big names on a new charity album.

'Heroes' will include 16 tracks by a range of top acts, including Hot Chip, TV On The Radio, Beck, Duffy and Scissor Sisters.

In a statement, Elbow frontman Guy Garvey said: "War Child do exactly what it says on the tin."

He explained: "These kids shouldn't be in such circumstances in the first place, but they are, so thank god someone's doing something about it."

'Heroes' is the third in a series of albums released by War Child, a charity set up to help children effected by conflict around the world.

The album is due out on 16 February.

The full tracklisting for Heroes runs as follows:

Beck - Bob Dylan's 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat'
Scissor Sisters - Roxy Music's 'Do The Strand'
Lily Allen feat Mick Jones - The Clash's 'Straight To Hell'
Duffy - Wings' 'Live And Let Die'
Elbow - U2's 'Running To Stand Still'
TV On The Radio - David Bowie's 'Heroes"
Hot Chip - Joy Division's 'Transmission'
The Kooks - The Kinks' 'Victoria'
Estelle - Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'
Rufus Wainwright - Brian Wilson's 'Wonderful/Song For Children'
Peaches - Iggy And The Stooges' 'Search And Destroy'
The Hold Steady - Bruce Springsteen's 'Atlantic City'
The Like - Elvis Costello's 'You Belong To Me'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Ramones' 'Shena Is A Punk Rocker'
Franz Ferdinand - Blondie's 'Call Me'