The song was created to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Africa and the United States.

This single involved a supergroup of famous musicians, collectively called 'USA for Africa'.

The song was produced by American music mogul Quincy Jones.

Among the influential musicians who contributed to this song were Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Dylan.

"We Are the World" won three awards at the 28th Grammy Awards - Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Song of the Year.

The single sold more than 20 million copies worldwide at the peak of its popularity.

This project played a key role in inspiring other musical crowd-funding projects for humanitarian causes, such as the British Band Aid and its song "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

The music video was directed by Tom Trbovich and features all the artists involved in separate clips and ensemble recordings.

The song has been remade several times for different charitable causes, most notably in 2010 for the earthquake victims in Haiti.

"We Are the World" topped the music charts in several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

The song was created at a time when famine was ravaging Ethiopia, and this context gave birth to the charity single trend in music history.

The song begins with Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder singing the opening lyrics, while Michael Jackson leads the chorus.

"We Are the World" raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Africa and the United States.

The song runs for just over seven minutes, making it one of the longer pop songs to be released as a single.

The song was recorded over a marathon overnight session after the American Music Awards in 1985.

The logo for USA for Africa was designed by Michael Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson.