<P> `` We Are the World '' is sung from a first person viewpoint , allowing the audience to `` internalize '' the message by singing the word we together . It has been described as `` an appeal to human compassion '' . The first lines in the song 's repetitive chorus proclaim , `` We are the world , we are the children , we are the ones who make a brighter day , so let 's start giving '' . `` We Are the World '' opens with Lionel Richie , Stevie Wonder , Paul Simon , Kenny Rogers , James Ingram , Tina Turner and Billy Joel singing the first verse . Michael Jackson and Diana Ross follow , completing the first chorus together . Dionne Warwick , Willie Nelson and Al Jarreau sing the second verse , before Bruce Springsteen , Kenny Loggins , Steve Perry and Daryl Hall go through the second chorus . Co-writer Jackson , Huey Lewis , Cyndi Lauper and Kim Carnes follow with the song 's bridge . This structuring of the song is said to `` create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup '' . `` We Are the World '' concludes with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles singing a full chorus , Wonder and Springsteen duetting , and ad libs from Charles and Ingram . </P>
<P> `` We Are the World '' is sung from a first person viewpoint , allowing the audience to `` internalize '' the message by singing the word we together . It has been described as `` an appeal to human compassion '' . The first lines in the song 's repetitive chorus proclaim , `` We are the world , we are the children , we are the ones who make a brighter day , so let 's start giving '' . `` We Are the World '' opens with Lionel Richie , Stevie Wonder , Paul Simon , Kenny Rogers , James Ingram , Tina Turner and Billy Joel singing the first verse . Michael Jackson and Diana Ross follow , completing the first chorus together . Dionne Warwick , Willie Nelson and Al Jarreau sing the second verse , before Bruce Springsteen , Kenny Loggins , Steve Perry and Daryl Hall go through the second chorus . Co-writer Jackson , Huey Lewis , Cyndi Lauper and Kim Carnes follow with the song 's bridge . This structuring of the song is said to `` create a sense of continuous surprise and emotional buildup '' . `` We Are the World '' concludes with Bob Dylan and Ray Charles singing a full chorus , Wonder and Springsteen duetting , and ad libs from Charles and Ingram . </P>
who sings we are the world in order
who sings we are the world in order
Lionel Richie Stevie Wonder Paul Simon , Kenny Rogers James Ingram , Tina Turner Billy Joel Michael Jackson Diana Ross Dionne Warwick , Willie Nelson Al Jarreau Bruce Springsteen , Kenny Loggins , Steve Perry Daryl Hall Huey Lewis , Cyndi Lauper Kim Carnes Bob Dylan Ray Charles
Lionel Richie Stevie Wonder Paul Simon , Kenny Rogers James Ingram , Tina Turner Billy Joel Michael Jackson Diana Ross Dionne Warwick , Willie Nelson Al Jarreau Bruce Springsteen , Kenny Loggins , Steve Perry Daryl Hall Huey Lewis , Cyndi Lauper Kim Carnes Bob Dylan Ray Charles