Heartland (George Strait song)

"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.^[2]

Content

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.^[1]

Eddie Bayers - drums
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Buddy Emmons - steel guitar
David Hungate - bass guitar
John Barlow Jarvis - piano
Brent Mason - 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.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	48
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	51

Preceded by "What Part of No" by Lorrie Morgan	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 20, 1993	Succeeded by "When My Ship Comes In" by Clint Black
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 3, 1993

References

1 2 Strait Out of the Box (Box set booklet). George Strait. MCA Nashville. 1995. MCAD4-11263.
↑ Billboard, March 20, 1993
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7098." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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