What More Can I Give
| "What More Can I Give" | |
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| Single by The All Stars | |
| Released | October 27, 2003 |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | September 1999 – November 2001 |
| Genre | Pop, R&B |
| Length | 3:36 (2003 edit, English) 5:03 (2001 version, English) 4:39 (Spanish) |
| Label | Epic |
| Writer(s) |
Michael Jackson Rubén Blades (Spanish lyrics) |
| Producer(s) | Michael Jackson |
"What More Can I Give" (also "Todo Para Ti" in Spanish) is a song written by American singer Michael Jackson and recorded by a supergroup of singers following the September 11 attacks. The inspiration for the song had initially come to Jackson after a meeting with the President of South Africa Nelson Mandela in the late 1990s. The song was to be premiered at a Jackson concert, but the singer failed to perform it. The song also failed to gain an official release, despite the pop singer having stated that it would be issued as a charity single for the refugees of the Kosovo War, which ended in 1999.
Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, Jackson rewrote "What More Can I Give" at the suggestion of Marc Schaffel. Schaffel, who produced and became the executive producer on the project, convinced Jackson to also do a Spanish version of the song as well, and handled the details of the production. Jackson and other artists recorded the new version of the song shortly afterward; the other artists included Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Reba McEntire, Anastacia, Nick Carter, Jennifer Lopez, 3LW, Beyoncé, NSYNC, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Brian McKnight, Toni Braxton, Luther Vandross, Mary J. Blige and Usher. In addition, a Spanish language version of the song was recorded. Entitled "Todo Para Ti", the lyrics were adapted into Spanish by the Panamanian musician Rubén Blades. Schaffel brought three-time Grammy winner K. C. Porter on to the project to give the Spanish version a different sound from the English recording.
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