Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly - Wikipedia

2001 single by Aaron Tippin

"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly"
Single by Aaron Tippin
from the album Stars & Stripes
B-side	"You've Got to Stand for Something"
Released	September 17, 2001
Recorded	September 13, 2001
Genre	Country
Length	3:48
Label	Lyric Street
Songwriters	Kenny Beard Casey Beathard Aaron Tippin
Producers	Mike Bradley Aaron Tippin Biff Watson
Aaron Tippin singles chronology
"Always Was" (2001) "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" (2001) "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me" (2002)

"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" is a song written by Kenny Beard, Casey Beathard, and co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for one week, held from the top spot by Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)".[1] In addition to this, 'Fly' also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Tippin's first and, to date, only 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 victims. According to then label president, Randy Goodman, the single raised approximately $250,000.[2]

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Tippin had written the song with Kenny Beard and Casey Beathard for his 2000 album People Like Us, but it did not 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.[3]

The lyrics of the song offer a highly patriotic view of the United States.

Music video

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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.

Chart performance

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"Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" debuted at number 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of October 6, 2001.

Chart (2001–2002)	Peakposition
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	20

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	38

References

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1. ^ "Country Music: Top Country Songs Chart". Billboard. December 1, 2002. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 2003. p. 74 – via Internet Archive. where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly aaron tippin. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
3. ^ "USATODAY.com - Country stars show stripes with songs". www.usatoday.com.
4. ^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. ^ "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. ^ "Best of 2002: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

v t e Aaron Tippin
Studio albums	You've Got to Stand for Something Read Between the Lines Call of the Wild Lookin' Back at Myself Tool Box What This Country Needs People Like Us A December to Remember Stars & Stripes In Overdrive
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits... And Then Some
Singles	"You've Got to Stand for Something" "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio" "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" "My Blue Angel" "Workin' Man's Ph.D." "The Call of the Wild" "Whole Lotta Love on the Line" "I Got It Honest" "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" "Without Your Love" "For You I Will" "I'm Leaving" "Kiss This" "People Like Us" "Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly" "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me"
Related articles	Discography

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