We Are the World

== Writing ==
Jackson told Richie that he wanted to help write the song.<ref name="tara 341" /><ref name="Campbell 109">Campbell, p. 109</ref> The songwriting team originally included Wonder, but his time was constrained by his song-writing for the film ''[[The Woman in Red (soundtrack)|The Woman in Red]]''. Jackson and Richie wrote "We Are the World"<ref name="Campbell 109" /> at [[Hayvenhurst]], the [[Jackson family]] home in [[Encino, California]]. They sought to write a song that would be easy to sing, memorable and anthemic. For a week, they spent every night working on lyrics and melodies in Jackson's bedroom. Jackson's older sister [[La Toya Jackson|La Toya]] recounted the process'':'' "I'd go into the room while they were writing and it would be very quiet, which is odd, since Michael's usually very cheery when he works. It was very emotional for them."<ref name="Campbell 109" /> She said later that Jackson had written most of the lyrics.<ref name="tara 342" />

[[File:Geldof, Bob (IMF 2009).jpg|thumb|right|[[Bob Geldof]] in 2009]]
Richie recorded two melodies for "We Are the World", to which Jackson added music on the same day. Jackson said, "I love working quickly. I went ahead without even Lionel knowing. I couldn't wait. I went in and came out the same night with the song completed: drums, piano, strings, and words to the chorus."<ref name="Campbell 110">Campbell, p. 110</ref> Jackson presented his demo to Richie and Jones, who were both shocked; they did not expect him to complete the structure of the song so quickly. The next meetings between Jackson and Richie were unfruitful; they produced no additional vocals and got no work done. On the night of January 21, 1985, the night before the first recording session, Richie and Jackson completed the lyrics and melody.<ref name="Campbell 110"/>
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