“We Are the World 25 for Haiti” is a charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti in 2010. It is a remake of the 1985 hit song "We Are the World", which was a song by USA for Africa. Justin sings the opening lines. This time to aid victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Background[]
When recording the song, Justin Bieber didn't really feel like he finished his lines and the crew said it was time for Pink to come in. Later a guy said Bieber was really good and wanted to give him another chance and brought him in the big studio where Lionel Richie was. Justin Bieber originally had a line in the middle of the song but Lionel wanted Bieber to sing his line.[1]
Music video[]
The world premiere of ‘We Are The World 25 For Haiti’ aired during NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT.[2]Haitian film students were part of the production crew. The music video, similar to "We Are the World", opens with the song's title with the recording artists' signatures surrounding it and clips of the artists in the studio (including archival footage of Michael Jackson performing his part of the song). It is intercut with shots of Haiti after the earthquake.
Lyrics[]
[Justin Bieber]
Mmm, there comes a time
When we hear a certain call
[Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Hudson]
When the world must come together as one
[Jennifer Hudson]
There are people dying
[Jennifer Nettles]
Oh and it’s time to lend a hand to life
[Jennifer Nettles & Josh Groban]
The greatest gift of all
[Josh Groban]
We can’t go on
Pretending day by day
[Tony Bennett]
That someone somehow will soon make a change
[Mary J. Blige & ?]
We are all a part of God’s great big family
And the truth you know love is all we need
(Love is all we need)
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Michael & Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Verse 2: Miley Cyrus, Enrique Iglesias, Nicole Scherzinger, Jamie Foxx]
Well, send them your heart (Oh)
So they’ll know that someone cares
So their cries for help
Will not be in vain
We can’t let them suffer
No, we cannot turn away (No, we cannot turn away)
Right now they need a helping hand
[Chorus: Wyclef Jean, Adam Levine, P!nk, BeBe Winans]
Nou sé mond la
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Oh, there’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson, Usher, Céline Dion, Fergie]
When you’re down and out
And there seems no hope at all
But if you just believe
There’s no way we can fall
Well, well, well, let us realize
Oh that a change can only come when we
Stand together as one
[Chorus]
[Everyone, Nicole Scherzinger, Nick Jonas]
We are the world (We are the world)
We are the children (We are the children)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving (Better start giving)
[Everyone: ?]
There’s a choice we’re making (Ooh)
We’re saving our own lives
[Everyone, Toni Braxton]
And it’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Everyone, Mary Mary, Nick Jonas]
Oh we are the world (We are the world)
We are the children (We are the children)
[Tony Bennett]
It’s for the children
[Everyone, Isaac Slade]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
(We are the ones who make a brighter day)
[Toni Braxton]
So let’s start giving
[Lil Wayne]
There’s a choice we’re making, yeah
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Everyone, Usher, P!nk, Mary Mary]
We are the world (We are the world)
We are the children (We are the children)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving (Let’s start giving)
[Akon]
Ooh yeah, there’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
[Fergie]
Come on now let me hear you
[Everyone, T-Pain]
We are the world (We are the world)
We are the children (We are the children)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving (Let’s start giving)
[Everyone, Jamie Foxx]
There’s a choice we’re making (Choice were making)
We’re saving our own lives (Saving our own lives)
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me, [?]
[Verse 4: LL Cool J, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes & Swizz Beatz]
We all need somebody that we can lean on
When you wake up look around and see that your dream’s gone
When the earthquakes we’ll help you make it through the storm
When the floor breaks a magic carpet to stand on
We are the world united by love so strong
When the radio isn’t on you can hear the songs
A guided light on the dark road you’re walking on
A signpost to find the dreams you thought was gone
Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on
Someone to help you rebuild after the rubble’s gone
We are the world connected by a common bond
Love the whole planet’s singing along
[Chorus: Everyone, Wyclef Jean, Jennifer Hudson, Pink, Mary Mary]
[?]
We are the world (We are the world)
We are the children (We are the children)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving (Let’s start giving)
There’s a choice we’re making (Yeah)
We’re saving our own lives (Saving lives, yeah, yeah)
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
[Bridge: Kanye West, Wyclef Jean & Choir, will.i.am]
Everyday citizens
Everybody pitching in
Nou sé mond la (Nou sé mond la)
Nou sé timoun yo (Nou sé timoun yo)
You and I
You and I
Uh, twelve days, no water
What’s your will to live?
We amplified the love we watching multiply
Feeling like the world’s end
We can make the world win
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
And now Haiti needs us, they need us, they need us
[Chorus: All, Mary Mary]
We are the world (Nou sé mond la)
We are the children (We are the children)
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
Nou sé mond la
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we make a better day
Just you and me
[Outro: Wyclef Jean]
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti
References[]
- ↑ "@katiecouric: Justin Bieber". YouTube. March 16, 2010.
- ↑ "About The We Are The World Foundation". Official Site of We Are The World 25 For Haiti. Retrieved February 14, 2010.