RedOne 'had nightmares about Haiti song'

RedOne has revealed that he had "nightmares" about working on 'We Are The World'.

The producer told the Los Angeles Times that he was thrilled when Lionel Richie asked him to create a track for the charity song.

"It was like a dream-come-true kind of phone call, you know?" he said. "He's a friend of mine. He's always been supportive of my music. He's always given me advice on how to do things. He's been like a brother to me.

"So I got a call from him and Quincy [Jones] saying I should do a version of this. I did, last minute. I was so nervous. I had nightmares. Thank God I delivered."

He added: "The next day we went to play the song for Quincy. There were a few people who tried different versions. But Quincy said, 'Your version is by far the best'. So that was nice."

RedOne also claimed that there had been a "nice spirit" when the celebrities got together to record the song.

"This thing isn't about me as a producer or the artists as artists," he said. "It was about helping Haiti. It was like how Quincy said - 'Check your egos at the door'. Everybody was helping."

The video for 'We Are The World' debuted during the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver yesterday.