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Young Artists for Haiti

Canadian musical project

Produced by Canadian producer, Bob Ezrin, co-produced by Garth Richardson and Shawn Marino, and engineered by Mike Fraser, the song was reworked to include specific lyrics for Haiti and was released on March 12, 2010, raising over $1 million with proceeds going to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada. Ezrin stated, "With the wealth of young artists coming out of Canada, it was obvious that this is something we had to do. K'naan's lyrics in Wavin' Flag embody the pain, passion and determination of the Haitian people and lend the hope of a brighter future. The response from the artists has been sensational, and I am so proud that together we may help to make a difference."

Background

While in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Bob Ezrin along with fellow music industry leaders, including Randy Lennox and Gary Slaight, recognized the moneymaking potential of mobilizing some of Canada's young musicians in an ongoing effort to help the people of Haiti. Within a short week, the collaboration of Young Artists for Haiti was formed. The song was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, which is owned by Bryan Adams, and edited at the Nimbus School of Recording Arts.

Release of "Wavin' Flag" and chart performance

Main article: Wavin' Flag#Young Artists for Haiti

The song was released March 12, 2010 with all proceeds going to designated charities: World Vision, Free The Children and War Child.

"Wavin' Flag" debuted at number one on the Canadian Hot 100 on the issue dated March 27, 2010. It is the third song in the chart's history to debut at number one, after Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" and Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale" did so in February 2009 and February 2010, respectively.

Chart (2010)	Peak
position	Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	UK Singles (Official Charts Company)
1
89

Artists

This is the full list of performers featured on the track.

;Soloists (in order of appearance)

K'naan
Nelly Furtado
Sam Roberts
Avril Lavigne
Pierre Bouvier (of Simple Plan)
Tyler Connolly (of Theory of a Deadman)
Kardinal Offishall
Jully Black
Lights
Deryck Whibley (of Sum 41)
Serena Ryder
Jacob Hoggard (of Hedley)
Emily Haines (of Metric, Broken Social Scene)
Hawksley Workman
Drake
Chin Injeti
Pierre Lapointe, Elisapie Isaac, Ima
Esthero, Corb Lund, Bob Ezrin
Fefe Dobson
Nikki Yanofsky
Matt Mays
Justin Nozuka
Justin Bieber

;Chorus

Arkells
Lamar Ashe
Broken Social Scene
Torquil Campbell
Canadian Tenors
Aion Clarke
Dallas Green
Tom Cochrane
Jim Cuddy
Jim Creeggan
Kathleen Edwards
Dave Faber
Jessie Farrell
Colin James
Patrick Kordyback
Brandon Lehti
Colin MacDonald
Jay Malinowski
Stacey McKitrick
Suzie McNeil
Guillaume Francoeur
Stephan Moccio
Kevin Parent
Josh Ramsay
Red 1
Hayley Sales
James Shaw
Shiloh
Tim Baker

References

(April 28, 2010). "K'naan's Wavin' Flag raises $1M for Haiti relief'". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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"ShalomLife - Young Artists for Haiti Single Released".
"Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 27, 2010".
Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". Zobbel.de.
"Young Artists For Haiti: Artist List {{!}} Facebook".

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