Spice Girls' charity single is the worst selling Children In Need song ever

The Spice Girls' new charity comeback single Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) has been the worst selling Children in Need song ever, scraping into the UK midweek charts at No.10.

All the proceeds from the sale of the single go to Children in Need, but the single has only managed to sell a meagre 5,278 copies, despite being available to download online last week and in the shops from Sunday

Headlines is being trounced by X Factor winners Leona Lewis & Shayne Ward, as well as Kylie Mingogue.

Despite the Spice Girls' much hyped reunion - the band have failed to stir up interest for their new track.

An insider revealed to Britain's Mirror newspaper: "There has been a tremendous buzz about the Spice return, but sales for both their Greatest Hits album and the single have not matched up to the hype.

"The fact that Headlines is for charity should have helped boost its performance but that hasn't happened."

Bosses at British radio station Radio 1 deemed the single so dire that it was only to the C-list and got hardly any airplay.

The radio station's head of music said: "The song simply isn't strong enough... It would have been a B-side in their heyday."

The Children In Need song usually guarantees you a chart-topper, with BBC charity's first official song, Perfect Day, making No.1 in 1997. S Club 7 hit the top spot twice for Children In Need with Never Had A Dream Come True in 2000, and Have You Ever in 2001. Girls Aloud also made No.1 in 2004 with I'll Stand By You.

Headlines' pathetic sales follows last week's disappointment when their Greatest Hits album was beaten to the top spot by Leona Lewis' debut album.

After doing Children In Need, Mel C wrote on the Girls' blog: "Thank you to everyone who has bought the single. It's for a great cause." And a band source says: "They expect sales to pick up."

A spokesman for Children In Need said: "The Spice Girls are donating all profits to BBC Children In Need. We are very grateful for their support and fantastic performances."