God Bless America were released on October 16, 2001. Both versions contain the song as the A-side track, but the B-side tracks were different. One released to the general public was released with the B-side track, "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart," and the other was released to radio with the B-side track of Rimes's rendition of "The National Anthem." Rimes's version peaked at No. 51 on the "Billboard" Country Songs chart on October 27, 2001. The song has spawned numerous parodies. God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in
Bless the Beasts and Children (song) him the screenplay of the film. At first he wrote a "beautiful melody" and then "loaded the lyric with all the terrible things we're doing to children and animals," but it "did not work." The next day he change them to simpler lyrics that call to protect their innocence. Bless the Beasts and Children (song) "Bless the Beasts and Children" is the theme song to the 1971 eponymous film and was performed by the Carpenters. It was featured on the B-side to their hit, "Superstar". The B-side charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100, eventually topping out at #67. In order