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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 28, 1985

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Music, Documentary

User Score

85%

Original Title

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Production Companies

Ken Kragen Productions, Golin-Malley Productions

Director

Tom Trbovich

Description

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.