"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.

[4] 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."

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

[1] The song debuted at number 73 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated January 2, 1993.