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| Single by Artists for Hurricane Relief | |
| from the album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now | |
| Released | November 21, 2005 |
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| Length | 4:37 |
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"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.
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.
The line-up of artists includes: [3]
The following musicians played on the song: [2]
Strings were arranged and conducted by Bill Meyers. Jon Gass served as engineer. [2]
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Singles Sales [6] | 13 |
| US Adult Contemporary [7] | 39 |
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