Who sings where is the love

Black Eyed Peas Lyrics

[Will.I.am:] What's wrong with the world, Mama? People livin' like they ain't got no mamas I think the whole world's addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma Overseas, yeah, we tryna stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin' In the USA, the big CIA The Bloods and the Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate And when you hate, then you're bound to get irate, yeah Madness is what you demonstrate And that's exactly how anger works and operates Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight Take control of your mind and meditate Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

[Justin Timberlake:]

[Will.I.am & Fergie:]

[Taboo:]

[Justin Timberlake:]

[Will.I.am & Fergie:]

[Apl.de.ap:]

[Will.I.am:]

[Justin Timberlake:]

[Will.I.am & Justin Timberlake:]

That's all we got (One world, one world)

Thanks to Princessa_2006 for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Alicia Maria Morgan, Randi Koeppel, Francesco, Taylor for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): חודורוב אבנר, Adams,william, Pineda,allan Apll, Gomez,jaime, Timberlake,justin R, Fratantuno,michael J Iii, Board,priese Prince Lamont, Pajon,george

This song was inspired by the aftermath of the attack in the USA on the 11th September 2001.

It took more than a year for this song to be finished, so that when Fergie joined the band in 2002, her vocals were used in the released version.

Justin Timberlake co-wrote the song and gave his vocals, but wasn't credited because his record company didn't want to draw attention from his album "Justified" (2002).

The song was very popular in the UK in 2003, reaching the status of the best-selling single of the year.

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Let's face it, it's not been a great year. To commemorate just how rubbish things have got in terms of global affairs, Will.I.Am and bandmates Fergie, Taboo and Apl.De.Ap have reunited for a poignant reworking of their 2003 anthem "Where Is The Love?" entitled "#WHERESTHELOVE ft. The World", because in 2016, we're not that sure.

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They're not alone, however, as a plethora of their celebrity friends are also asking the same question. The video, which features images from the war in Syria, the migrant crisis (including the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi's lifeless body), and the Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S., also features appearances from, well, just about everyone. From Kris and Kendall Jenner to basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from actor Jaden Smith to music producer Quincy Jones, The Black Eyed Peas have maxed out their address book.

Musical contributions to the recording come courtesy of The Game, ASAP Rocky, Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Diddy, Nicole Scherzinger, Andra Day, DJ Khaled, Usher, Jessie J, Jamie Foxx and more. We lost count, but The Black Eyed Peas tweeted a list of their collaborators to help you along.

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Most poignantly, the video also features appearances from Sandra Sterling, the aunt of Alton Sterling who was killed by the police this year, Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile who was also killed controversially, and David O. Brown, Dallas Police Chief.

• This song is about the state of post 9/11 world, which all but calls for US withdrawal from Iraq. Group member Ron Fair started writing it late in 2001, and another member, will.i.am, added the socially conscious lyrics.

• This was co-written by Justin Timberlake, who also sang on the track. He came up the chorus after hearing the song on the phone.

• The group talked about the initial inspiration for this song when they made a new version 13 years later:Taboo: "I just remember the day of 9/11, Will comes in running to the room and he says, 'Yo! We're being attacked."apl.de.ap: "And then we saw the second plane and then reality sets in."will.i.am: "My grandma said a prayer, and said that we shouldn't stay at home afraid when you're being called on to do as much healing as you can with the gift that was given to us."

  Taboo: "There was a lot of separatism, racism, and we felt like the question we had been asking was like, 'Yo, where's the love?'"

• The song took a long time to develop. By the time they recorded the version on the Elephunk, The Black Eyed Peas added a string section and recorded vocals by their new member: a female singer named Fergie. They had also changed their sound to appeal to a wider audience.

• Justin Timberlake was not listed as a featured singer on this and did not appear in the video. His record company wanted to keep his contribution to this low-key because they didn't want it to interfere with his album Justified.

• This song got lots of love in the UK, where it was #1 for six weeks, remarkable since the band was little-known in Britain. It was the longest-serving British #1 in five years and the best selling record of 2003 in the UK.

• The group performed this on the Grammy Awards, where it was nominated for Record of the Year but lost to "Clocks" by Coldplay. The ceremony took place February 8, 2004, exactly one week after Justin Timberlake tore off a piece of Janet Jackson's outfit during the Super Bowl halftime show to reveal her bare breast. Jackson was pilloried and uninvited to the Grammy Awards, but Timberlake got to perform on the show and collect two awards. On stage, they kept him far away from Fergie at all times.

• The Black Eyed Peas released a new version of the song on August 31, 2016. Will.i.am said the remake was inspired by tragic events that were happening throughout the world.

  "I remember when the attack in Paris happened, people would say 'We need 'Where Is The Love?' again.' And then Belgium happened, and then Turkey, and then Orlando, and then Philando, and then Alton before him, and then Dallas," he said. "Everyone was calling on us, like, we need that song again."

• The Peas roped in some of their famous friends for the reworking including Justin Timberlake, Usher, Jamie Foxx, The Game, Mary J. Blige, Jessie J, Jessica Szohr, Nicole Scherzinger, Diddy, DJ Khaled, Andra Day, Tori Kelly, Ty Dolla $ign, Jaden Smith and ASAP Rocky.

• Proceeds from the new version benefit several charities including the Alton Sterling Fund, Dallas Police Officers, the Philando Castile Fund and will.i.am's non-profit i.am.angel Foundation, which helps communities in crisis.

• The video for the remake features cameos from several additional stars including Kendall Jenner, Quincy Jones, Vanessa Hudgens and Wiz Khalifa. Dallas Police Chief David O Brown and Sandra Sterling, the aunt who raised the late Alton Sterling, also make appearances.

• On the remix, DJ Khaled changes his trademark "They don't want you to win" line during his contribution on the bridge into "They don't want us to love." Will.i.am told Genius:

  "I placed it over the a cappella break where we have Justin Timberlake, Nicole Scherzinger and Usher, and it fit perfectly over that. He's been saying 'They don't want you to win' for a long time and that line in particular makes you question—who the f--- are 'they' anyway. Those are haters. When he says 'They don't want us to love' in this song it's like, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, who are 'they'?' They don't want us to have the values of humanity, they don't want us to unite. A lot of times people laugh at that DJ Khaled line, but here it's like, 'Pay attention, that's heavy.'"

• The Game wrote his verse in 20 minutes. "Everyone is into social activism when they heart things and retweet things, but we need more from people," will.i.am. commented. "Retweeting is great and liking things is awesome, but let's do more together. Game's verse summed up what's going on in America's inner cities and what's going on in people's frame of mind on social media activism."

• The lyrics, "The Bloods, the Crips and the KKK" are a reference to two Los Angeles-based gangs and the Ku Klux Klan hate group.

• The male members of Black Eyed Peas performed this at the One Love Manchester concert on June 4, 2017, with Ariana Grande filling in for Fergie. The concert, viewed by over 11 million in Britain, raised over $3 million for the victims of the suicide bombing at Grande's May 22 concert at the Manchester Arena. The day after the show, "Where Is The Love?" went to #7 on the iTunes chart.