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Heartland (George Strait song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Heartland'" is a song written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his soundtrack album 'Pure Country'. The song reached the top of the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.'Billboard', March 20, 1993
Content
Serving as the film's intro, the song is an uptempo country-rocker, in which the narrator sings about the heartland of America "The only place I feel at home" and "Where they still know wrong from right."
Music video
A music video was filmed for the single, which combines a live performance of the song and short clips from the movie.
Personnel
Per the liner notes of Strait's 1995 box set 'Strait Out of the Box'. All parts were recorded on April 28, 1992, except for the electric guitar, which was recorded one day later.
* Eddie Bayers - drums
* Stuart Duncan - fiddle
* Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
* David Hungate - bass guitar
* John Barlow Jarvis - piano
* Dean Parks - electric guitar solo
* Brent Rowan - electric guitar
* Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
* Harry Stinson - background vocals
* George Strait - lead vocals
* Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 73 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated January 2, 1993. It spent 20 weeks on that chart, and reached Number One on the chart dated March 20, 1993.
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References
Category:1993 singles
Category:George Strait songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Steve Dorff
Category:Songs with lyrics by John Bettis
Category:MCA Nashville Records singles
Category:1992 songs
Category:Songs written for films
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