What More Can I Give

Infobox Single
Name = What More Can I Give


Artist = Michael Jackson and Various Artists
Album =
Released = November, 2001 (Internet pay download)
Recorded = October 2001
Format = Digital download
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:36 (English version) 5:10 (English version) 4:38 (Spanish version)
Label =
Writer = Michael Jackson, Rubén Blades (Spanish lyrics)
Producer = Marc Schaffel

"What More Can I Give" (also "Todo Para Ti" in Spanish) is a song recorded as a charity single by Michael Jackson and more than 35 other artists, with the goal of raising $50 million for numerous charities in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. A Spanish version was also recorded. Jackson was originally inspired to write the song after meeting with former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1999, and commented that the song was intended to "find solace in the wake of the attack on America and to create a sense of global unity in the face of mindless violence and mass murder."

The single was never released due to a conflict between Jackson and Sony Music. Sony believed the release would create a marketing conflict with "Invincible", his then-new album. However, even months after "Invincible"'s release, Sony still refused to release the single. This was one of several factors in Jackson's labelling Sony chief Tommy Mottola a "racist" who he believed had sabotaged the marketing of his new material, and thus announcing his withdrawal from Epic Records. While the song never saw proper retail release, a pay download was eventually made available via the now-defunct [http://www.whatmorecanigive.com official site] .

Sony, however, claimed that it was Jackson's own people that pulled the single from release because it was learned that the song's producer, Marc Schaffel, was a former director of gay pornography, and, thus, they did not want him to be associated with Michael Jackson or a charity-benefit single.

Some controversy emerged when it was revealed that one of the listed beneficiary charities, The HELP Organization, was founded by the Church of Scientology. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101280,00.html Jacko Single Raising Funds for Scientology] at Fox News.]

On October 21 2001, the song was performed at a 9/11 benefit concert called .

In October 2003, The making of the song was shown at the 2003 Radio City Music Awards, where Jackson was presented with a humanitarian award.

Artists involved

The following is a list of all the artists involved. The list includes which version of the song they appear on. [ [http://www.mjackson.de/specials/wmcig/inhalt.htm Michael Jackson released Charity Single What More Can I Give Im Internet] at Deine Michael Jackson FanCommunity.]

References

External links

* [http://www.whatmorecanigive.com/ The now-defunct official site]
* [http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/1092453 Listen Up!- Jackson to record "What More Can I Give?"] at Hollywood.com