The Greatest Night In Pop, The Story Behind The Song We Are The World

JAKARTA - Netflix released the official trailer for The Greatest Night In Pop, a documentary film that tells the process of writing and recording the song We Are The World.

This documentary depicts the point of view of the musicians involved, such as Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, and other musicians.

How do the 46 largest pop stars get together to record innovative songs that will touch the world? The Greatest Night In Pop revealed the journey from chaos to wonder, wrote the official Netflix US Instagram account on Tuesday, January 9.

Before being released to the public on January 29, this documentary will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19.

Meanwhile, this music project started with Harry Belafonte asking Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson to write a song to raise funds for the case of hunger that hit Africa.

"The greatest artists in a generation gather to save some lives, but we only have one night to do this right," Lionel Richie said in the trailer for The Greatest Night In Pop.

The song We Are The World itself was produced bytunate Jones and Michael Omartian, which was later released in March 1985 and became a major hit. The song was ranked first on the charts of several countries, and became one of the best-selling singles of all time.

The song won four Grammy Awards in 1986, namely in the Record of The Year category, Song of The Year, Best Pop Performance by A Duo Or Group, and Best Music Video

Another achievement at that time, We Are The World also produced sales of 63 million US dollars.