We Are the World 25 for Haiti

Artists for Haiti (German: Artists for Haiti) is a charity project to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010. 85 mainly American musicians came together for it and took the song We Are the World 25 for Haiti. The song is a cover version of 1985 published song We Are the World, which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was then brought out under the name USA for Africa as a charity song for the famine in Africa.

Background

Originally wanted to Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones at the end of 2009, ie 25 years after the Africa Project, a newly edited version of the original song under the title "Live 25 " release, but it was agreed that, without re-recording the song with new artists in the hope he would reach even the younger generations, thereby contributing to help the people of Haiti.

The song was recorded on 1 February 2010 in fourteen hours and with more than eighty artists in the studio, in which the original was recorded. The recordings were held after the award of the Grammys, as the music world had gathered for the occasion in Los Angeles. On February 12, during the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the song was released. We Are the World 25 for Haiti was released as a single CD and as a digital download.

We Are the World 25 for Haiti is musically very similar in structure to We Are the World, but contains in addition to Auto-Tune also several rap verses, which were written by some participating hip- hop artists. Michael Jackson died months before the release of the song, but the material was cut from 1985 to request his mother Katherine in the song, and especially in the music video. His younger sister Janet sings in two voices with his voice from the recording of 1985 and his nephews Taj, TJ and Taryll ( collectively known as 3T) accompany Jackson's voice in the chorus.

We Are the World 25 for Haiti received very mixed reviews from contemporary music commentators. In addition to criticism, which refers to the added parts of the song, including the absence of many stars was criticized. Ironically, the biggest stars of the Grammys Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Jay -Z, Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake had not involved out of respect for the original, as it is called in the project. This also explains why reached the song different from the original 25 years earlier, only # 2 on the U.S. charts and was out already fallen out of the Top 10 after two weeks. Internationally, the song was only a few exceptions far less attention than the version of USA for Africa. There were also in many countries also support projects with national artists, for example Helping Haiti in the UK or Young Artists for Haiti in Canada that were successful there.

Contributors

Quincy Jones
Lionel Richie

Soloists ( in order of appearance )

Justin Bieber
Jennifer Hudson
Nicole Scherzinger
Jennifer Nettles
Josh Groban
Tony Bennett
Mary J. Blige
Michael Jackson ( only digital material )
Janet Jackson
Barbra Streisand
Miley Cyrus
Enrique Iglesias
Jamie Foxx (partly in imitation of Ray Charles)
Wyclef Jean
Adam Levine
Pink
Usher
Céline Dion
Orianthi (guitar)
Fergie
Nick Jonas
Toni Braxton
Mary Mary
Isaac Slade
Lil Wayne
Carlos Santana ( guitar)
Akon
T -Pain
LL Cool J ( rap)
Will.i.am ( rap)
Snoop Dogg ( Rap )
Busta Rhymes ( Rap )
Swizz Beatz ( Rap )
Iyaz ( Rap )
Kanye West ( Rap )

Chorus

Patti Austin
Justin Bieber
Bizzy Bone
Ethan Bortnick
Jeff Bridges
Zac Brown

Brandy
Kristian Bush
Natalie Cole
Harry Connick Jr.
Kid Cudi
Faith Evans
Melanie Fiona
Sean Garrett
Tyrese Gibson
Anthony Hamilton
Keri Hilson
Julianne Hough
India.Arie
Randy Jackson
Taj Jackson
Taryll Jackson
TJ Jackson
Al Jardine
Jimmy Jean -Louis
Ralph Johnson
Philip Bailey
Joe Jonas
Kevin Jonas
Nick Jonas
Gladys Knight
Benji Madden
Harlow Madden
Joel Madden
Katharine McPhee
Jason Mraz
Mýa
Freda Payne
A. R. Rahman
Nicole Richie
Raphael Saadiq
Trey Songz
Musiq Soulchild
Jordin Sparks
Robin Thicke
Rob Thomas
Vince Vaughn
Verdine White
Geri Halliwell
Ann Wilson
Usher
Brian Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Nipsey Hussle
Il Trio ( Il Volo )
Fonzworth Bentley

Somos el mundo 25 por Haiti

Somos el mundo 25 por Haiti is the Spanish-language version of the song We Are the World 25 for Haiti. The song was recorded by Spanish and Latin American artists. Was written the Spanish version of Emilio Estefan and his wife Gloria Estefan.

Background

Emilio and Gloria Estefan wanted with Quincy Jones and other artists to record a Spanish version of " We Are the World " to donate money for the earthquake victims of Haiti. The Spanish version was published in March 2010. It was recorded on 19 February 2010 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. Olga Tanon took her singing on February 17 on the first. She sang the part that Cyndi Lauper in the original version from 1985 sang.