We Are the World: Story Behind the Song

After the 1985 famine devastated the African continent, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Bette Midler, Diana Ross and many more got together to make "We Are the World," a recorddedicated to alleviating hunger in the Third World. The single raised more than $60 million. This moving documentary examines the song, including how Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded the performers to donate their services to thiscause, and a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.