official rowed over to a British warship at the mouth of the Patapsco River outside of Baltimore, Maryland. It was against this backdrop that “The Star-Spangled Banner” got its words. But it also fired up a lot of Americans, including Francis Scott Key, to get behind the U.S. capital was a huge blow to American morale. They torched the White House, the buildings that housed Congress, and other government buildings. Then in August 1814, British forces raided Washington, D.C. forces struggled to match the British on land, sea, and the Great Lakes. The war was also bad for American business, since Great Britain had been the biggest trading partner of U.S. The British war machine greatly outgunned the young U.S. declared war on Great Britain, starting the War of 1812. He and many other Americans were not all that happy when the U.S. The 2001 re-release of the single was Houston's last Top Ten hit on the US Hot 100 during her lifetime.Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and an amateur poet. This made Houston the first musical act to take the national anthem Top 10 in the US, and have it certified platinum. This time the single peaked at #6 on the US Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. She once again donated her share of the royalties, as did Arista Records, towards the firefighters and victims of the terrorist attacks.
After the Septemattacks, Arista Records re-released Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner". Houston donated her portion of the proceeds. Traditionally performed at sports games in the US, "The Star Spangled Banner" was performed by Houston at the original Tampa Stadium for Super Bowl XXV in 1991. The recording was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances and the US edition of the 2000 release, Whitney: The Greatest Hits. The recording was produced by music coordinator Rickey Minor, along with Houston herself. The musical arrangement for Whitney Houston's rendition was by conductor John Clayton. Written by Francis Scott Key, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. "The Star Spangled Banner" is a charity single recorded by American singer Whitney Houston to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War.
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