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"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.[3]

"Heartland"
Single by George Strait
from the album Pure Country (soundtrack)
B-side	"Baby Your Baby"
Released	January 4, 1993
Recorded	April 28–29, 1992, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
Genre	Country rock[2]
Length	2:16
Label	MCA 54563
Songwriter(s)	Steve Dorff, John Bettis
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"I Cross My Heart" (1992) "Heartland" (1993) "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (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.[1]

• 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.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	48
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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