| The Greatest Night in Pop | |
| Director: | Bao Nguyen |
| Cinematography: | Caleb Heller |
| Distributor: | Netflix |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | United States United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Greatest Night in Pop is a 2024 documentary film directed by Bao Nguyen. The film is about the creation of the renowned pop song "We Are the World" and its recording in 1985. The film features new interviews with various people involved in the song, including Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Huey Lewis, Dionne Warwick, and Cyndi Lauper.
The world premiere of The Greatest Night in Pop took place on January 19, 2024, at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the Special Screenings.[1] On January 29, 2024, Netflix released the film on its service.[2]
Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Looking back all these years later, it's something of a miracle that, in the days before texts and emails, when you had to communicate by fax and messenger and landline phone calls, so many performers who were used to being the biggest star in the room agreed to get together on relatively short notice and figure out a path to record one of the most impactful singles in music history."[3] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com also gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Music bio-docs may be running out of steam, but The Greatest Night in Pop works by being specific and enlightening."[4]
76th Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (nomination)[5]