The song was released on November 23, 1992 as a single for the Dangerous album. The song was performed at the 1993 Super Bowl XXVII Halftime show, with a 35,000 person flash card performance. The song title would also be the name of Michael Jackson's charity organization's in which helped improve the lives of children and to teach children how to help others. In 2003, Michael Jackson said he wrote the song "Heal The World" in his "giving tree" at his Neverland Ranch. The single was re-released in 2006 as part of the Michael Jackson: Visionary - The Video Singles box set.