Access News. 143K views 8 months ago. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupWhat The World Needs Now Is Love · Burt BacharachReach Out℗ An A&M Records Release; ℗ 1968 UMG Recordings It was hard for me to find somewhere quiet to work so I would drive into town slowly, which would give me the opportunity to think and get ideas. I would write in my head during the ride. One day, I thought of the first two lines of this song: What the world needs now is love, sweet love. ooseU.