My Theme Song- Where is the Love by The Black Eyed Peas

Growing up in my home, The Black Eyed Peas were a staple of every car ride to every destination. This song in particular, though, has prompted me to witness my parents feel such emotions about such globally-impactful topics and thus, I feel represents some of my core values as a global citizen and as a person.

Not only is APL, one of the members of the group, Black and Filipino like myself, making me love them THAT MUCH MORE, but the message that the Black Eyed Peas convey through songs like these is so meaningful and ever-presently relevant.

Some important and lesser-known facts surrounding the song as shared by songfacts.com are:

**This song is about the state of post 9/11 world, which all but calls for US withdrawal from Iraq. Group member Ron Fair started writing it late in 2001, and another member, will.i.am, added the socially conscious lyrics.

**This was co-written by Justin Timberlake, who also sang on the track. He came up the chorus after hearing the song on the phone.

**The group performed this on the 2004 Grammy Awards, where it was nominated for Record Of The Year.

**The Black Eyed Peas released a new version of the song on August 31, 2016. Will.i.am said the remake was inspired by tragic events that were happening throughout the world. **I remember when the attack in Paris happened, people would say 'We need 'Where Is The Love?' again.' And then Belgium happened, and then Turkey, and then Orlando, and then Philando, and then Alton before him, and then Dallas," he said. "Everyone was calling on us, like, we need that song again."

**Proceeds from the new version benefit several charities including the Alton Sterling Fund, Dallas Police Officers, the Philando Castile Fund and will.i.am's non-profit i.am.angel Foundation, which helps communities in crisis.

And as is natural, here is the newest, most recently released version of the song, something that has touched mine and thousands of hearts across the world:

I have to say, every single time I listen to these songs and watch their music videos- I sob. These problems are real and these people are suffering and those who have a voice need to recognize it and use it and find what was lost. We need to find that love, because I'm not quite sure where it is, myself,