page_title: We Are the World
section_title: USA for Africa musicians
hierarchical_section_title: We Are the World / USA for Africa musicians
caption_attribution_description: Bildbeschreibung: Bob Geldof bei Rock am Ring 1987 Quelle: Eigenfoto Fotograf/Zeichner: 'ElLo57 (Elmar J. Lordemann) Datum: Juni 1987 Sonstiges: keine Varianten vorhanden
context_page_description: "We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the eighth best-selling physical single of all time.
  Following Band Aid's 1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" project in the UK, an idea for the creation of an American benefit single for African famine relief came from activist Harry Belafonte, who, along with fundraiser Ken Kragen, was instrumental in bringing the vision to reality. Several musicians were contacted by the pair, before Jackson and Richie were assigned the task of writing the song. The duo completed the writing of "We Are the World" seven weeks after the release of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", and one night before the song's first recording session, on January 21, 1985. The historic event brought together some of the most well-known artists in the music industry at the time.
  The song was released on March 7, 1985, as the first single from the album.
caption: Bob Geldof sang as part of the chorus.
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