IN 1986 reggae singer Boris Gardiner covered Ben Peters’ penned I Wanna Wake Up with You. The single raced up the European charts.

Twenty years later his son, Justin, is hoping for similar fortune with The Fastest Man on Earth. The single is inspired by the heroics of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

“After he won his first gold in Rio he was such a gentleman of the sport and so humble. It was inspiring and wonderful to see,” Peters told the Jamaica Observer.

Peters is part of Songs for the Planet, a Tennessee-based writing collective.

Bolt, who won three gold medals at the just-concluded Rio games, completed a historic triple triple: winning three gold medals at three consecutive Olympics.

“One afternoon me and Joseph Peters, my son, started writing the lyrics in the car. Then we went to my studio and I started a reggae beat, and we both built a nice track. I finished the lyrics that night,” said Peters.

“He had been such a real example of how somebody uses their success to think of and bless others. After we had finished the song, I saw a video of Bolt being interviewed and he stopped the interview to respect the playing of the USA’s national anthem during an American athlete’s glory moment. I remember thinking, what a class act. After the anthem, he finished his interview. I committed even more to make this happen. Bolt is a good man, a classy human being, and a true, humble champion. He also showed great respect for his teammates and coach. All these things motivated me to bless him and his amazing country with this song. He is appreciated greatly by this American,” he continued.

Peters is currently laying down the vocals on the tracks with a number of people contributing to the project. He welcomes Jamaican or reggae acts who wish to participate.

“Right now, we are putting my vocal as lead singer down… And I had actor Tom Lester of Green Acres put background vocals on it…. I have a commitment from comedian Victoria Jackson from Saturday Night Live and actor Omar Lagudali coming over next week to sing background vocals on it. I welcome any reggae artiste to record or do this song live… I wrote it to bless Bolt and the country of Jamaica.”