Beyonce Knowles is hoping her 2011 song I Was Here becomes a new anthem for world peace after she sung the track at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York earlier this month.
The singing superstar performed the track, which was on her album 4, at the event on 10 August, and has dedicated it to the upcoming World Humanitarian Day.
Sitting down with U.S. host Anderson Cooper, she told him how she hopes the song will leave a positive influence on the world.
She said, 'It says, "I want to leave my footprints in the sands of time" and it basically is all of our dreams, I think. And that’s leaving our mark on the world. I feel like we all want to know that our life meant something."
Beyonce continued: 'We all have our purpose, and we all have our strengths...it feels so wonderful to do something for someone else. And I think for the U.N. to want to include the whole world was something important, and I feel like that’s what I represent.'
But it’s also a celebration of the things that people do.' BeyoncĂ© is donating the proceeds of her album track I Was Here to World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, and previously said about the charitable event: 'We all see the headlines and we think what can I really do to help? 'World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make a difference. This is our time to leave our mark on the world and show that we were here and we care.'
