Released: May 9, 1995

Songwriter: Michael Jackson

Producer: Bill Bottrell Michael Jackson David Foster

[Verse 1]
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?

[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice?
All the blood we've shed before
Did you ever stop to notice?
This crying earth, it's weeping shore

[Chorus]
Aaaah! Oooh!
Aaaah! Oooh!

[Verse 2]
What have we've done to the world?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?

[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice?
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice?
This crying earth, it's weeping shore?

[Chorus]
Aaaah! Oooh!
Aaaah! Oooh!

[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever stop to notice?
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice?
This crying earth, it's weeping shore?

[Chorus]
Aaaah! Oooh!
Aaaah! Oooh!

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.