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*[[Akon]]: 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
*[[Akon]]: 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
*All: We are the world / We are the children / We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
*All: We are the world / We are the children / We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
*All: We are the world
*[[T-Pain]]: Choice were making / Saving our own lives / It’s true we’ll make a better day / Just you and me
*[[T-Pain]]: We are the world
*All: We are the children
*T-Pain: We are the children
*All; We are the one who make a brighter day / So let's start giving
*T-Pain: Let's start giving
*All with Jamie Fox: There's a choice were making / Saving our own lives / It’s true we’ll make a better day / Just you and me



*[[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 dreams gone / When the earth quakes 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 sign post 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 sing it along
*[[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 dreams gone / When the earth quakes 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 sign post 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 sing it along
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*(Chorus)
*(Chorus)


*All: 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 make a better day / Just you and me
*Jennifer Hudson and all: 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 make a better day / Just you and me


*[[Kanye West]]: Everyday citizens / Everybody pitching in
*[[Kanye West]]: Everyday citizens / Everybody pitching in
*Children & Wyclef Jean:
*Haitians & Wyclef Jean: (In Haitian)


*Will-I-Am: You and I / You and I
*Will-I-Am: You and I / You and I

Revision as of 21:40, 14 February 2010

Artists for Haiti is a musical formation led by Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie and made up of a predominantly American artists. The supergroup was put together in January 2010 for issue of a charity record for the purpose of issuing a charity record for helping Haiti's earthquake victims.

Artists for Haiti collective release was the single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", a remake of a 1985 single by USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), yet another collectve effort that had been formed earlier for helping famine victims in Africa through the "USA for Africa Foundation". The original song is taken from the album We Are the World

Members

Conductors

Artists for Haiti performance was conducted by Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie

Soloists

Soloists (in order of appearance) were Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Nettles, Josh Groban, Tony Bennett, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson (stock material only), Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Miley Cyrus, Enrique Iglesias, Jamie Foxx, Wyclef Jean, Adam Levine, Pink, BeBe Winans and Usher, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Orianthi (on guitar), Fergie, Nick Jonas, Toni Braxton, Mary Mary, Isaac Slade, Lil Wayne, Carlos Santana (solo with a guitar), Akon, T-Pain, LL Cool J, Will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Iyaz and Kanye West

Chorus

The chorus was made up of Patti Austin, Bizzy Bone, Ethan Bortnick, Jeff Bridges, Zac Brown, Brandy, Kristian Bush, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Hayden Panettiere, 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, Joe Jonas, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Kevin Jonas, Gladys Knight, Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Katharine McPhee, Jason Mraz, Mýa, Freda Payne, A. R. Rahman, Raphael Saadiq, Trey Songz, Musiq Soulchild, Jordin Sparks, Robin Thicke, Alex Williams, Rob Thomas, Vince Vaughn, Ann Wilson, Brian Wilson and Nancy Wilson.

Artists / Lyrics

  • Justin Bieber: There comes a time / When we head a certain call
  • Justin Bieber, Nicole Scherzinger and Jennifer Hudson: When the world must come together as one
  • Jennifer Hudson: There are people dying
  • Jennifer Nettles: And it’s time to lend a hand to life
  • Jennifer Nettles and Josh Groban: The greatest gift of all
  • Josh Groban: We can’t go on / Pretending day by day
  • Tony Bennet: 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


  • (Chorus)
  • Michael Jackson: We are the world / We are the children
  • Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson: We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
  • Barbra Streisand: 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


  • Miley Cyrus: Send them your heart / So they’ll know that someone cares
  • Enrique Iglesias: So their cries for help / Will not be in vein
  • Miley Cirus: We can’t let them suffer
  • Enrique Iglesias and Miley Cyrus: No we cannot turn away
  • Jamie Foxx: Right now they need a helping hand
  • Wyclef Jean: (In Haitian??) / We are the Children
  • Adam Levine: We are the ones who make a brighter day / So lets start giving
  • Pink: There’s a choice we’re making / We’re saving our own lives
  • BeBe Winans: It’s true we’ll make a better day / Just you and me
  • Michael Jackson: When you’re down and out / There seems no hope at all
  • Usher: But if you just believe / There’s no way we can fall
  • Celine Dion: Well, well, well, well, let us realize / That a change can only come
  • Fergie: When we stand together as one


  • Chorus
  • All: We are the world / We are the children / We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
  • Nick Jonas: Got to start giving
  • All: There’s a choice we’re making / We’re saving our own lives
  • Toni Braxton: It’s true we’ll make a better day / Just you and me
  • Mary Mary: We are the world / We are the children
  • Tony Bennet: Its for the children
  • Isaac Slade: We are the ones who make a brighter day
  • Toni Braxton: So lets start giving
  • Lil Wayne: 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


  • (Chorus)
  • All: We are the world / We are the children / We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
  • Akon: 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
  • All: We are the world / We are the children / We are the ones who make a brighter day / So let’s start giving
  • All: We are the world
  • T-Pain: We are the world
  • All: We are the children
  • T-Pain: We are the children
  • All; We are the one who make a brighter day / So let's start giving
  • T-Pain: Let's start giving
  • All with Jamie Fox: There's a choice were making / Saving our own lives / It’s true we’ll make a better day / Just you and me


  • 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 dreams gone / When the earth quakes 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 sign post 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 sing it along


  • (Chorus)
  • Jennifer Hudson and all: 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 make a better day / Just you and me
  • Kanye West: Everyday citizens / Everybody pitching in
  • Haitians & Wyclef Jean: (In Haitian)
  • Will-I-Am: You and I / You and I
  • Kanye West: Uh, 12 days no water / Wishing will to live
  • Will-I-Am: We amplified the love we watching multiple
  • Kanye West: Feeling like the Worlds end / We can make the World win
  • Will-I-Am: Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia / And now Haiti needs us / They need us, they need us


  • (Chorus)
  • All: 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 make a better day / Just you and me
  • Wyclef Jean: Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha (many times to fade)
  • (End)

See also

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