Matt Lucas is releasing "Thank You Baked Potato" song to raise money for FeedNHS campaign

"Thank You Baked Potato" is a reworked version of his "Baked Potato Song". The reworked version encourages people to wash their hands, not touch their face, and to only go out for groceries following the coronavirus pandemic.

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— realmattlucas (@RealMattLucas) March 24, 2020

Lucas originally performed the "Baked Potato Song" on BBC's Shooting Stars programme.

The comedian says of the reworked version, ""The Baked Potato Song" was something I sung on Shooting Stars 20 years ago and in an idle moment on Tuesday night I rewrote the lyrics and updated them. Baked Potato is always giving good advice and the new advice in the new version of the song is about washing your hands, staying indoors and only going to grocery stores. I urge everyone to buy the single this week and raise vital money for the FeedNHS campaign."

FeedNHS is a campaign created by Lucas, actor Damian Lewis and his wife Helen McCroy, alongside food chain LEON. The campaign aims to raise £1million, and hopes to provide 6,000 meals per day for staff working in critical care units in London hospitals.