"Come Together Now" is a charity single made to benefit the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The song was written by Sharon Stone, Damon Sharpe, Mark Feist, and Denise Rich and released on November 21, 2005.
Song information
The song's origin was an inspiration by the magnitude of human suffering and tragedy that touched so many lives after the tsunami disaster in December 2004. In Hurricane Katrina's wake Stone, Sharpe, Feist, and Rich used the song as a combined effort to raise funds for the two global tragedies. Feist and Sharpe also served as producers. Mark Feist also wrote the musical arrangement.
Performers
The line-up of artists includes:
Céline Dion
The Game
JoJo
Jesse McCartney
Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) A. J. McLean (Backstreet Boys) John Legend Joss Stone Mýa Gavin DeGraw Chingy Wyclef Jean Ruben Studdard Stacie Orrico Kimberley Locke Anthony Hamilton Patti LaBelle Natalie Cole Aaron Carter Brian McKnight Kelly Price Angie Stone Garou Tren'l Glenn Lewis Lee Ryan (Blue) R.L. Huggard
The following musicians played on the song: Mark Feist – keyboards, drums, Moog bass, synth programming Steve Lukather – guitar Abe Laboriel, Jr. – drums Greg Phillinganes – acoustic grand piano
Strings were arranged and conducted by Bill Meyers. Jon Gass served as engineer.
Track listings and formats
Digital download
"Come Together Now" – 4:37
U.S. CD single
"Come Together Now" (Main) – 4:37
"Come Together Now" (No Rap) – 4:40
"Come Together Now" (Video) – 4:37
Charts
Legacy
Over four years after the song was released, numerous contemporary Christian singers collaborated to compose a similar song with the same title to support the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.