We Are the World
It's from 1985, before you were born.
- Artist
- USA for Africa
- Genre
- Pop / charity single
- Released
- 1985
- Note
- famine-relief benefit
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About
As of 2026, it's 41 years old.
We Are the World gathered nearly every American superstar of 1985 into one room overnight to record a famine-relief charity single, under a sign that reportedly read 'check your egos at the door' — which, with that many massive personalities present, was genuinely necessary. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote it, Quincy Jones conducted the chaos, and it raised tens of millions.
Hearing that many iconic voices trade lines on one song made it a genuine event, and it became one of the best-selling singles ever.
Earnest, star-packed, and hugely effective, We Are the World is the charity anthem that proved a roomful of egos could, for one night, sing as one.
