History Music / WeAreTheWorld

Twenty-five years on, in February 2010, a new version of "We Are the World" was recorded and released following the UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}} earthquake, reuniting Richie and Jones for its production, with a rap verse written by Music/WillIAm. Material recorded by Jackson from the original was also interwoven into the new version, which features Wyclef Jean, Music/JoshGroban, Music/{{Usher}}, Music/JanetJackson, Music/LilWayne and other well-known artists. All proceeds from the song were used by the newly formed '''We Are The World LLC''' to help with relief efforts in Haiti.

Twenty-five years on, in February 2010, a new version of "We Are the World" was recorded and released following the UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}} earthquake, reuniting Richie and Jones for its production, with a rap verse written by [[Music/BlackEyedPeas Will.i.am]]. Material recorded by Jackson from the original was also interwoven into the new version, which features Wyclef Jean, Music/JoshGroban, Music/{{Usher}}, Music/JanetJackson, Music/LilWayne and other well-known artists. All proceeds from the song were used by the newly formed '''We Are The World LLC''' to help with relief efforts in Haiti.

* AWildRapperAppears: The 2010 version includes a whole brand-new rap segment, featuring artists like Music/LLCoolJ, Music/Snoop Dogg, Music/BustaRhymes, and Music/KanyeWest, among others.

Richie, Jackson, Wonder and Jones continued to tweak the lyrics up to the first recording session, and a special track was prepared for the performers. The vocal session was scheduled at [[Creator/AAndMRecords A&M Studios]] in Hollywood late on the night of January 28, a time and place chosen to take advantage of all the A-list singers who would be in town for American Music Awards earlier that evening. Included in the lineup were Music/RayCharles, Music/DionneWarwick, Music/BobDylan, Music/DianaRoss, Music/BillyJoel, Music/PaulSimon, Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/CyndiLauper, [[Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews Huey Lewis]], and Music/WillieNelson, with a vast choir that included Creator/DanAykroyd, Music/BetteMidler, the Pointer Sisters and the rest of Jackson's family, with Bob Geldof joining them in an ApprovalOfGod gesture.

* SaltAndPepper: Towards the end of the song, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder engage in a bit of call-and-response.

"We Are the World" is a song by USA for Africa (a {{Supergroup}} formed for the purpose), released in early 1985.