| "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Aaron Tippin | ||||||||||
| from the album Stars & Stripes | ||||||||||
| Released | September 17, 2001 | |||||||||
| Format | CD Single | |||||||||
| Recorded | September 13, 2001 | |||||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||||
| Length | 3:48 | |||||||||
| Label | Lyric Street | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kenny Beard Casey Beathard Aaron Tippin |
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| Producer | Mike Bradley Aaron Tippin Biff Watson |
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"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" is a title of a song written by Kenny Beard, Casey Beathard, and co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and also peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Tippin's first entry into the Top 20. In addition, it was Tippin's last single to reach the Top Ten on the country charts. The song was released in the wake of the September 11 attacks. All proceeds from the single went to the Red Cross and its relief efforts for the families of the September 11 attacks. According to then label president, Larry Goodman, the single raised approximately $250,000.[1]
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Tippin had written the song with Kenny Beard and Casey Beathard for his 2000 album People Like Us, but it didn't make the cut. He says, "But now, I know exactly why it didn't. It had a bigger purpose." Two days after the September 11 attacks, he went to a Nashville studio to record the song.[2]
The song conveys a positive message about America.
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and it was filmed in September 2001. It was filmed in many different locations around New York City and shows citizens of New York and the rubble of the World Trade Center.
"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" debuted at #34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of October 6, 2001.
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
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