最早在1999年就创作出来，并打算在韩国慈善演唱会上与帕瓦罗蒂合唱，后来因故取消。

2001年9月11日，美国遭遇恐怖袭击以后，MJ再度把这只搁置的歌曲从地窖里翻出来，并号召了包括席琳迪翁在内的数名音乐界巨星合作。

录制好了这只慈善歌曲，打算用来赈济911事件的受害者和家属可惜，这个慈善计划被SONY拒绝了（该死的，又是SONY），因此没能成行。但却在2001年底的一个华盛顿慈善演唱会上做过演出。

最后，它被泄露到了网上。2003年, MJ和美国CLEAR CHANNEL电台联合在电台和网络上进行了短暂的正式发行, 它的音乐录影也在一个颁奖典礼上首播
其中就有CELINE DION流泪的镜头，她说：感谢MICHAEL写出了这么一首感人的歌曲。

What more can I Give

Celine: How many people will have to die
before we will take a stand?
Billy Gillman: How many children will have to cry,
before we do all we can?
Reba McEntire: If sending your love is all you can give
Nick Carter: To help one live

Ricky Martin: How many times can we turn our heads
And pretend we cannot see
Mariah: Healing the wounds of our broken earth
We are one global family
Just sending your prayers
Beyonce: Is something you'll feel
Helping one heal

Chorus:
MJ: What have I got that I can give?
All: (What have I got that I can give?
(Tell me)
MJ: What have I got that I can give?
Justin: (Yeah, yeah, uh, uh)
All: To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?

Now let's rather lay down our fears
and reach out and make a pact
Gloria Estefan: Show him the love that is in our hearts
let us bring salvation back
Luther Vandross: Just sending your love has the power to heal
Usher: So let's all give

Chorus:
All: What have I got that I can give?
Luther Vandross: (Is not allowed to give just a little bit)
All: What have I got that I can give?
Luther Vandross: (Everyone should be a part of it)
All: To love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?

MJ: Say the words
I'll lay me down for you
Celine: Just call my name
I am your friend
MJ: See, then why do they keep teaching us
Such hate and cruelty?
We should give over and over again

All: What have I got that I can give?
MJ: (We should give over and over again!)
All: What have I got that I can give?
MJ: (Oh my god, oh my god)
Boyz II Men: (Oh my Lord)
All: See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?

All: What have I got that I can give?
Mariah: Aahh...
All: What have I got that I can give?
MJ: (give you, give to you)
All: See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give?

All: What have I got that I can give?
Celine: (What More Can I give?)
All:What have I got that I can give?
MJ: (I wanna give to you, give it to you)
All: See, to love and to teach you
To hold and to need you
What more can I give
MJ: (they think I'm crazy but I'm not!)

2nd Chorus:
All: What have I got that I can give?
MJ: (To give it to you)
Mariah: Aahh..
MJ: (we wanna give to you!)
All: What have I got that I can give?
To hold and conceal you
(Oh, no, yeah, yeah, yeah)
All: To love and to heal you
What more can I give?
(Give me, give me one time more)
What have I got that I can give?
Gloria Estefan: (What I got, what have I got)
(Say your prayers)
What have I got that I can give?
(Show the world how much you really care)
To love and to teach you
Celine: (To love you, teach you)
To hold and to need you
Celine: (To hold you, to need you)
(What more?)
What more can I give?

All: What have I got that I can give?
3LW: (What can I give? Tell me what can I give you)
All: What have I got that I can give?
To hold and conceal you
To love and to heal you
What more can I give?