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The production team for the song include RedOne and musical director Ricky Minor. Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones revealed that Michael Jackson's younger sister Janet duets with her late brother, as per a request from their mother Katherine Jackson. The new version features updated lyrics and music, as well as a rap segment pertaining to Haiti. Also similar to the 1985 process, some of the participating musicians were already in Los Angeles to attend an awards ceremony: the 52nd Grammy Awards. Over 75 musicians were involved in the recording, which was held in the same place as the original. The new version of the song was recorded on February 1, 2010. However, because of the devastation caused in Haiti, these plans were postponed. The capital city was devastated.īefore the earthquake, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie had planned to organize a re-recording of "We Are the World" on Januthe 25th anniversary of the original recording of the song. Widespread damage resulted from the quake. It has been estimated that the death toll could reach 200,000.

The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. On January 12, 2010, at 21:53 UTC, (4:53 pm local time) Haiti was struck by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake, the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years. (And then it goes back x3)Ahhho ahhho ahhho(Justin Bieber) They'll call me freedom(Nikki Yanofsky & Drake) You have to know the urge to make a change lies withinĪnd we can be the reason that they see their flag rise again(Nikki Yanofsky) Well take a look at where you live what if it happened there? You probably think that it's too far to even have to care If you weren't involved before it's never too late to start

See we don't have to wait for things to break apart We forget about the people still strugglingĪnd assume that its really all love again, nahh (And then it goes back x3)Ahhho ahhho ahhho(Drake - Rapping)Īnd there's a little help from the government Thats too far away so right now we say(all) We gonna pick it up even though we still struggling(Pierre Lapointe)Īu nom de la survie (In the name of survival)(all)īattant pour nos vie (Fighting for our lives) Of broken down grievers(Hawksley Workman) Love is the answer that's what they say(Emily Haines) I hear them say love is the way(Jacob Hoggard of Hedley) So many wars, settling scores(Deryck Whibley of Sum 41) (And then it goes back x3)Ahhho ahhho ahhho(Lights) It's too far away so right I'll say(All - Chorus) Threatening my very survival(Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan])Īnd broke all my dreams(Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman)įeels like defeat to wretched retreat(All)