"America" (also known as "They're Coming To America" or "Coming To America") is the name of a patriotic song written and originally recorded by Neil Diamond, released in 1980 as part of the The Jazz Singer soundtrack album. The live recording was a hit single in 1981, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter and sometime Actor. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... 7 may mean: A seven-inch single gramophone record A seven-inch extended play (EP) gramophone record This number-oriented article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter and sometime Actor. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... A patriotic song is a song that demonstrates love for ones country. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter and sometime Actor. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as soundtrack to the 1980 remake of the film The Jazz Singer. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The song's theme is a positive interpretation of the history of immigration to the United States, and seems to take place both during the early 1900s wave as well as in contemporaneous times. Formed of Diamond's typical combination of powerful melody, dynamic arrangement, and bombastic vocal, it ends with an interpolation of the traditional patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee". In Diamond's concerts, the song is a very popular number both home and abroad, with a large United States flag often displayed from the rafters on cue to the lyric, "Every time that flag's unfurled / They're coming to America." The United States of America has had a long history of immigration, from the first Spanish and English settlers to arrive on the shores of the what would become the United States to the waves of immigrants from Europe in the 19th century to immigration in the present day. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: America My Country, Tis of Thee, also known as America, is an American patriotic song. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars...

The song has since been used in a number of contexts, including as a theme song for Michael Dukakis's 1988 Presidential campaign, because of its immigrant theme. Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. ...

A Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Will Ferrell as Diamond explains the song as an expression of the singer's "massive" hatred of immigrants. This article is about the American television series. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ...

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Diamond modified the lyrics to "America" slightly during live performances. Instead of "They're comin' to America," towards the end, it became "Stand Up for America." The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

Despite the song's patriotic message, it was included on a list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks^[1]. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

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