Lagu yang debut rekaman sehubungan dengan serangan 11 September 2001 di New York itu dinyanyikan oleh will.i.am, Taboo dan apl.de.ap, Fergie, dan Justin Timberlake.
Timberlake meminjamkan vokalnya untuk lagu tersebut tetapi tidak muncul dalam video musik atau promosi lagunya saat pertama kali dirilis, karena saat itu ia fokus pada album solonya, "Justified".
Lagu "Where Is the Love?" dirilis pada 16 Juni 2003 sebagai singel utama dari album ketiga Black Eyed Peas yang bertajuk "Elephunk" dan menjadi lagu yang melejitkan nama grup tersebut ke kancah internasional.
Pada 31 Agustus 2016, Timberlake berkolaborasi lagi dengan Black Eyed Peas untuk mendaur ulang lagu "Where Is the Love?" bersama dengan artis lain, seperti Usher, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Sean "Diddy" Combs, dan masih banyak lagi.
Lirik lagu "Where Is the Love?" sebagai berikut:
What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Now, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt can you hear them cryin'?
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love? (Love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love?
The love, the love
It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I can ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all (come on yeah)
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (the love)
Where is the love (the love)
Where is the love
The love, the love
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids want to act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead in spreading love we're spreading animosity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found now ask yourself
Where is the love
Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Sing with me, y'all
(One world one world)
We only got (one world one world)
That's all we got (one world one world)
And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
And somethings wrong with it (yeah)
And somethings wrong with the w-w-world yeah
We only got (one world one world)
That's all we got (one world one world)
Pewarta: Abdu Faisal
Editor: Maria Rosari Dwi Putri
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