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Language
English
First recorded in
February 1965
Released on


Single
April 15, 1965

Other release

This Is Jackie De Shannon
Album
August 1965

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This composition was licensed with the help of SecondHandSongs on May 24, 2018 for a cover song. A mechanical license was granted for mechanical reproduction rights use in North America.

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Title Performer Release date Info
April 15, 1965 First recording in February 1965
First release
August 1965
September 1965
October 1965
October 1965
November 12, 1965
1965
January 26, 1966
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September 16, 1966
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1967 Live
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March 25, 1968
April 6, 1968
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June 1968 Medley
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1968 Medley
February 1969
February 1969
April 15, 1969
April 1969
November 1969
November 1969
November 1969
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1969
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1969
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1969
1969
1969 Medley
1969
1969
1969
What the World Needs Now Chris Connor & George Otsuka Trio (Chris Connor) 1969 Unverified
What the World Needs Now The Rodway - Leyland Duo 1969 Unverified
April 1970
June 1970
July 20, 1970
October 1970
November 1970 Medley
November 1970
1970
1970
1970
1970
What the World Needs Now Is Love Lonnie Donegan 1970 Unverified
October 1971 Live
Medley
1971 Medley
1971
1971
1971
January 1972
1972
1972
1973 Medley
April 1974
1974
1975
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1976
1977
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1978
February 1981
1989
What the World Needs Now Is Love Yukihiro Takahashi April 4, 1990 Unverified
1993
1993
1993
June 1, 1994
November 1994
1994
February 28, 1995
December 1995
1995
June 21, 1996
April 15, 1997
April 20, 1998
August 5, 1998
1998
1998 Live
1998
April 1999 Medley
November 24, 1999
1999
July 10, 2001 Released more than 10 years after its recording
Live
September 2003
October 2003
October 2003
2003 Version from TV talent show
2003
2003
2003
2003
October 25, 2004
2004
2004
2004
October 4, 2005
October 17, 2005
2005
2005
July 25, 2006
October 19, 2006
October 31, 2006
February 24, 2007 Live
Version from TV talent show
March 5, 2007
June 10, 2007
June 20, 2007
September 2007
December 3, 2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
May 2008
June 24, 2008
October 6, 2008
November 3, 2008
2008
2008
2008
February 27, 2009
(Hana Chiba) March 10, 2009
May 15, 2009
July 15, 2009
August 2009
September 2009 Live
November 9, 2009 Charity
2009
2009 Live
June 4, 2010
October 20, 2010
2010
March 2011 Editor's cover song pick
April 19, 2011
2011
2011
May 2012
November 2012
April 11, 2013
April 25, 2013
November 2, 2013 Medley
November 20, 2013
December 17, 2013
January 2014 Released more than 10 years after its recording
May 19, 2014
November 2014
2014
2014
February 3, 2015
March 24, 2015
April 18, 2015
August 21, 2015
October 23, 2015
November 11, 2015
2015
February 19, 2016
May 27, 2016
June 20, 2016 Charity
June 24, 2016 Mash-up
June 24, 2016
June 29, 2016 Charity
Medley
October 21, 2016
December 16, 2016 Editor's cover song pick
What the World Needs Now Harmonious Wail 2016 Unverified
February 26, 2017
March 31, 2017
March 2017
June 30, 2017 Editor's cover song pick
July 28, 2017
What the World Needs Now Is Love Sheila E. September 1, 2017 Unverified
October 6, 2017
October 18, 2017
2017
What the World Needs Now Is Love Charlie Law 2017 Unverified
What the World Needs Now Is Love Connexion Gospel Choir 2017 Unverified
May 22, 2018 Version from TV talent show
June 2018
August 21, 2018
August 2018
October 19, 2018
November 2, 2018
November 23, 2018 Editor's cover song pick
December 3, 2018
December 12, 2018
December 14, 2018 Released more than 10 years after its recording
What the World Needs Now Nã Leo (Nā Leo Pilimehana) 2018 Unverified
May 17, 2019
October 11, 2019
What the World Needs Now R Zee Jackson & Salute December 13, 2019 Unverified
2019
What the World Needs Now Mariah Jean 2019 Unverified
March 2020
June 26, 2020
July 2020
September 13, 2020
October 2, 2020
November 4, 2020 Charity
November 24, 2020
November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020 Medley
December 3, 2020 Charity
What the World Needs Now Dresage x AG 2020 Unverified
February 17, 2021
2021
April 15, 2022
November 11, 2022
What the World Needs Now Is Love Nick The Nightfly Orchestra Featuring Maggie (Nick the Nightfly) November 25, 2022 Unverified
November 26, 2022
December 7, 2023 Charity

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i 1965
i 1965
i April 1966
i May 1966
i July 1966
i August 1966
i 1966
i 1966
i January 1967
i What the World Needs Now Is Love The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1967 Unverified
i February 1968
i October 1968
i December 1968
i December 1968
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i 1969
i What the World Needs Now Is Love Yoshiaki Masuo And His Group (Yoshiaki Masuo) 1969 Unverified
i What the World Needs Now Bones Galore 1969 Unverified
i August 1970
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i 1970
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i June 1971
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i 1971 Medley
i 1971
i 1971
listen on Internet Archive i (MFP Studio Artists) 1971
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i 1972
i 1972
i 1973
i 1973
i 1973
i 1974 Medley
i 1974
i 1974
i What the World Needs Now Is Love Danny Hodgson 1974 Unverified
i 1975
i What the World Needs Now Is Love, Wives and Lovers Nigel Ogden 1977 Unverified
i 1989
i 1990
i 1994
i 1995
i 1997
i 1997
i December 15, 1998
i 1999
i 2000
i 2001
i November 25, 2003
i 2003
i October 20, 2004
i 2004
i What the World Needs Now Is Love Aratake Yuichiro March 1, 2005 Unverified
i 2005
i June 2006
i November 2006
i (Gen Tamura) June 20, 2007
i 2007
i August 12, 2008
i September 22, 2009
i 2009
i February 2010
i February 2013 Live
i July 2013
i April 11, 2014
i 2014
i 2014
i What the World Needs Now T-Hayakawa & T-Sliding II March 25, 2015 Unverified
i February 14, 2016
i April 29, 2016
i April 2016
i November 2019 Medley
i 2019
i What the World Needs Now Is Love Knoxville Jazz Orchestra 2020 Unverified
i June 7, 2021
i October 7, 2021
i What The World Needs Now Is Love/Pure Imagination/(They Long To Be) Close To You Phil Metzler 2023 Unverified

{Haolam raev leahava} written by Hebrew

Title Performer Release date Info
{Haolam raev leahava} (Edna Goren) 1974 First release

{Mh tesreyk 'ekeshev} written by Hebrew

Title Performer Release date Info
{Mh tesreyk 'ekeshev} (Carmela Corren) 1974 First release

{Sekai wa ai o motometeru} written by Japanese

Title Performer Release date Info
{Sekai wa ai o motometeru} November 11, 2015 First release

Nå Skal Du Få Kjærlighet written by Norwegian (not verified yet)