Heartland (song)

This article is about the George Strait song. For other songs with the same title, see Heartland (disambiguation).

"Heartland"
Single by George Strait
from the album Pure Country
B-side	"Baby Your Baby"
Released	January 4, 1993
Format	CD Single, 7" single
Genre	Country
Length	2:16
Label	MCA 54563
Writer(s)	Steve Dorff, John Bettis
Producer	Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"I Cross My Heart" (1992) "Heartland" (1993) "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (1993)

"Heartland" is the title of a song written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in January 1993 as the second single from his soundtrack CD Pure Country. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.

Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator sings about the heartland of America – the place that feels like home especially for country music.

Music video

A music video was filmed for the single, which combines a live performance of the song and short clips from the movie.

Chart performance

The song debuted at #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
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

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