Over 50 musicians and artists worked on the song. It is said that “We are the world” is the bestselling single of all time. The single also remained number 1 on many billboard charts for weeks and received multi-platinum status. Less than a week after the release the entire 800,000 copies available were sold. The long time activists had heard of a charity song created in the UK that had great success in generating aid for Africa, thus sparking the idea for the project. At the time, Ethiopia lost over 1 million people to famine from 1983 – 1985.īelafonte’s dream was to not only help poverty stricken Africa, but to help end hunger in the U.S. Belafonte a long time human rights activist wanted deeply to help the starving people of Africa, more specifically Ethiopia.
The idea behind the song came from Harry Belafonte and Ken Kragen. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie jumped all in when it came to creating, “We are the world.” The duo handled long nights and experienced emotions of sadness and empathy during the process. The song brought many artists together for a cause and actually created a legacy for other artists to follow. In 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie joined forces to write a song titled, “We are the World.” The hope was for the song to highlight the poverty crisis in Africa and generate much needed aid for the country.
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