Michael Jackson We are the World Haiti 2010

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" is a 2010 song and charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti. It is a remake of the 1985 hit song "We Are the World", which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was recorded by USA for Africa to benefit famine relief in Africa. Initially, in late 2009, it had been suggested to Richie and Quincy Jones—producer of the original "We Are the World—that a re-cut version of the song be re-released under the title "Live 25". Following the magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake in Haiti, which devastated the area and killed hundreds of thousands of people, it was agreed that the song would be re-recorded by new artists, in the hope that it would reach a new generation and help benefit the people of Haiti.

The song was recorded in fourteen hours by over eighty artists on February 1, and was released and debuted on February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" was released as a CD single and a digital download. Lengths of the song vary from around three minutes to nearly seven minutes. It was produced by Rickey Minor and RedOne, and executively produced by Richie, Jones and Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean. A music video directed by Paul Haggis was released to accompany and promote the song.

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" is musically structured similar to "We Are The World", but includes auto-tune and a rap verse, which was written by some of the song's hip hop artists. Michael Jackson died months before the song's release, but his material from the 1985 recording sessions was incorporated into the song and music video, as per the request of his mother, Katherine. His younger sister Janet duets with him on the song, and his nephews Taj, TJ and Taryll—collectively known as 3T—feature on the track's chorus. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" received generally negative reviews by contemporary music critics, with criticism focused on the song's new musical additions, as well as the choice of artists who appear on the track.

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[ipsapennerin2]

the song is really good

who´s that man at 2:11 ?

[cristan2000]

das is soooo gail das lied

R.I.P Michael Jackson

[Gentalmen12]

justin beiber ruins the song >:l

[SaskialoveDuffy]

@SuperMopfer Yes

[iloveprincetonful]

this is the best video of michael

[MrMJ02]

well....that's nice......but....c'mon......yo­u can't compare it to the 85' version...I mean that it's not the same thing without Lionel and Michael.........Good Bless the 80's...

[SuperMopfer]

is the first people justin biber?

[Fantomen1337]

@ipsapennerin2 The dude from black eye peace

[TheKayBOM]

michael is the best

[00rubey]

i luv that there singin about this but wat are they doing about it i bet half ofn those peeple who were singing arent doing a thing about it other than that i love this song!!

[TheMujee]

if micheal still i alive he would write new song for Haiti ,,if y r agree thump up