“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). 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 September 11 attacks. According to then label president, Larry Goodman, the single raised approximately $250,000. Tippin had originally written this song to be included for his 2000 album entitled People Like Us, yet it did not make the cut. However, just two days after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Tippin went to a Nashville studio to record the song. In reference to why the song did not originally make the cut, Tippin is quoted as saying “But now, I know exactly why it didn’t. It had a bigger purpose.” The song eventually led to the production of a music video, which depicts citizens of New York amidst the crumbled infrastructure of the World Trade Center.