 Carole King performed her song "You've Got A Friend" with a montage of the featured patients with muscular dystrophy in her background.The local segments were also mainly pre-recorded, and cheque presentations from companies who sponsor MDA were replaced by public service announcements from those companies, which, in previous years, were often part of the presentations.On June 17, 2013, the MDA announced on Twitter that the "Show of Strength" would air on Sunday, September 1, 2013.