"Spirit of America" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian for the American rock band The Beach Boys.
Frequent collaborator for The Beach Boys, Roger Christian, wrote the lyrics as a tribute to Craig Breedlove and his record-breaking Spirit of America car.
[1][2] Christian, had also written similar lyrics for "Ballad of Bonneville," a song for Gary Usher's band, The Super Stocks.
[1] Usher later said, "Roger would give Brian [Wilson], Jan [Berry] and I similar lyrics, and not tell us he was doing so!
"[1] The song also was included as the title track to the band's compilation album Spirit of America, the follow-up to their number one compilation album Endless Summer.