Welcome to MICRO BREAK Season 2! On this episode of MICRO BREAK (Episode 13), we continue our retro journey through the 1980s! We take a look at the top stories, entertainment, science, and technology of the year 1985! We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the eighth best-selling physical single of all time.