Before the earthquake, Jones and Richie had planned to organize a re-recording of 'We Are the World' on January 28, 2010 - the 25th anniversary of the original recording of the song. It has been estimated that the death toll could reach 200,000. The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. It was the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years and caused widespread damage. In 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 M wearthquake. However, the song was commercially successful worldwide, charting within the top 20 in multiple countries. The song was panned by contemporary music reviewers, with criticism focused on the song's new musical additions, as well as the choice of artists who appear on the track. 'We Are the World 25 for Haiti' was released on February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, as a CD single and a music download. His sister Janet duets with him on the song, and his nephews Taj, TJ, and Taryll-collectively known as 3T-feature on the track's chorus. Michael Jackson died months before the song's release, but his material from the 1985 recording sessions was incorporated into the song and music video, per the request of his mother, Katherine. 'We Are the World 25 for Haiti' is musically structured similar to 'We Are the World', but includes a rap verse that was written by some of the song's hip hop artists. The song was directed by Emilio Estefan and his wife, Gloria Estefan. The song was also recorded in Spanish by a Latin supergroup and was named Somos el Mundo. A music video directed by Paul Haggis was released to accompany and promote the song. It was produced by Quincy Jones, and executively produced by Lionel Richie, and Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean. The song was recorded in fourteen and a half hours by over eighty artists on February 1, 2010. Following the magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake in Haiti, which devastated most of the country and killed thousands of people, it was agreed that the song would be re-recorded by new artists, in the hope that it would reach a new generation and help benefit the people of Haiti. Initially, in late 2009, it had been suggested to Richie and Quincy Jones-producer of the original 'We Are the World'-that a re-cut version of the song be re-released under the title 'Live 25'. It is a remake of the original song of the same name, which was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and was recorded by USA for Africa to benefit famine relief in Africa. ' We Are the World 25 for Haiti' is a charity single recorded by the supergroup Artists for Haiti in 2010. 'We Are the World 25 for Haiti' on YouTube For the 2010 YouTube collaboration, see We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition). For the original 1985 charity song, see We Are the World. This article is about the 2010 celebrity remake.

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