world haiti world haiti charity single recorded artists haiti remake hit song world written american musicians michael_jackson recorded usa africa benefit famine relief africa initially late suggested producer original world cut version song released title live following magnitude earthquake haiti devastated area killed thousands people agreed song recorded new artists hope reach new generation help benefit people haiti song recorded fourteen half hours eighty artists february produced produced american musician music video directed released accompany promote song song recorded spanish latin named song directed wife world haiti musically structured similar world includes rap verse written song hip hop artists michael_jackson died months song release material recording sessions incorporated song music video request mother sister song collectively known feature track chorus world haiti released february opening ceremony winter olympics single music download critically world haiti received generally negative reviews contemporary music reviewers criticism focused song new musical additions choice artists appear track critics named worst songs time song commercially successful worldwide charting multiple countries background world song charity single originally recorded usa africa released written american musicians michael_jackson produced album world song received music critics recipient awards song worldwide commercial success topped music charts world fastest selling american pop single history single certified multi platinum recording_industry_association_of_america world best selling pop single time eclipsed elton_john version wind january haiti struck magnitude earthquake country severe earthquake years caused widespread damage outside capital port prince estimated death toll reach earthquake jones planned organize recording world january 25th anniversary original recording song key figure song issued said world producer suggested cut world title live jones lukewarm idea phillips commented felt happened years ago iconic africa time didn feel cutting song sense basically didn want kind let die issuing publishing license owns copyright michael_jackson estate november december gotten board effort think going try premiere world cup devastation caused haiti plans postponed phillips said jones called said song written fundraising vehicle causes like don process friends actually understood urgency haiti january agreed world recorded help benefit haiti similar original recording helped famine relief africa commented unfortunately takes hit record decide save life want song battle cry wake world slept right katrina socially aware culture going fail recording new version song recorded february session lasting hours eighty musicians reportedly involved song recording held place original boulevard los_angeles california similar process participating musicians los_angeles attend awards ceremony 52nd grammy awards jones said recording session big challenge takes army emotional architecture seen diverse group people came right reasons recording process brought diverse artists oldest year old youngest year old new version features updated lyrics music rap segment including pertaining haiti described greek chorus extension written writers included kanye_west jones cool jones revealed michael_jackson sister late brother request mother official video archive footage michael_jackson original recording said agreed request commenting feel secure definitely felt void parent song production team song included redone austin redone said took week create new arrangement world haiti commented wanted class original want mess good noted wanted song sound current keeping originals chord feeling vibe brought sounds american musician serves producer addition sings line second chorus said new artists selected song song aimed new audience commenting familiar song kids learn school bring cyrus let address issues adding designed wouldn originals pass generation phillips said producers received percent people wanted recording artists song addition jean actor famous playing heroes appears chorus time recording numerous artists commented process version song writer michael_jackson singer revealed despite having born release original song huge impact said release song benefit people serve remembrance passion helping need echoed sentiments stated singer alive wanted involved quarter century ago according phillips handful musicians declined schedules song recording including country singer going touring australia artists haiti jones order appearance chorus release promotion proceeds version world released artists haiti debuted nbc television network february coverage winter olympics opening ceremony song premiered paid time spot video edited length time spent introducing song length music video shown nbc following day daytime olympic coverage similar marketing world music video song filmed released music video directed film director said finished video hours early film students involved video production crew official video song similar original video opens song title recording artists signatures surrounding clips artists performing parts recording studio included archive footage michael_jackson performing song video intercut clips showing people haiti following earthquake critical reviews responses world haiti received extremely negative reviews contemporary music critics song criticized use choice recording artists song rap writer washington_post described song richards commented disappointing thing song voices country rock latin music communities noted argue worthy cause song proceeds relief haiti remarked song world original thrill song voices writer new_york_times remarked song hollywood song hollywood remake commented quality song performance rises falls talent pool criticized choice male musicians compared world original male artists magazine mentioned version features second second including given opening verse assigned prime slot writer mtv wrote positively song commenting favorably contemporary artists performances living predecessors despite different faces overall feel similar original wrote writer entertainment_weekly gave song mixed review noting world haiti good original new world measured version days artists haiti celebrity remake released video response song official youtube video posted internet personality singer songwriter youtube channel world haiti youtube edition excluded rap segment auto tune subject critical reviews celebrity version video internet collaboration unsigned independent youtube musicians geographically distributed world received positive reception media including cnn certainly sign times persons week effect saying world proved anthem names videos link world foundation donations rolling_stone said readers agreed assessment february saturday night live parody recently music world came record world song raise awareness haiti earthquake disaster sadly song disaster dubbing parody world raising awareness world disaster chart performance world haiti debuted multiple territories world haiti charted number charts issue date february song debuted number new_zealand charts issue date february world haiti peaked charting number norway charts issue date february chart position currently song highest charting international territory release song debuted number france issue date february world haiti charted number billboard hot world haiti charted higher debut week original version entered billboard hot number according billboard song charting position stemmed mainly download sales reported song charting sales following song debut olympics radio stations sampled song united_states radio stations new_york expressed play song frequently raise awareness citizens need radio stations united_states echoed similar responses song getting airplay song sold downloads days world haiti debuted number canadian hot dated february song debuted number belgium wallonia flanders debuting number sweden song charted number denmark song entered irish charts number song second week release norway world haiti moved spaces topping chart unlike song chart performance territories like norway song dropped places billboard hot sixth place stayed charts weeks charts weekly year end track listings short version world haiti long version world haiti
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