# GOD Bless The U.S.A GOD Bless The U.S.A, also known as 9/11 Footwerk Takin Over, is a 2008 YouTube video of Chicago footwork dancers performing to a hardcore remix of Lee Greenwood's patriotic anthem. Uploaded two days after the September 11th anniversary, the clip circulated for years as absurdist patriotic ephemera and sparked a small wave of YTPMV edits. ## Origin The video was uploaded to YouTube on September 13th, 2008, by user djyungtellem, two days after the September 11th anniversary[1]. It shows footwork performers, the fast, footcentric Chicago street-dance style, cutting up on camera to a bootleg hardcore edit of Lee Greenwood's 1984 country ballad 'God Bless The U.S.A.'[2]. The original video is still hosted on djyungtellem's YouTube channel and has accumulated more than 399,000 views over seventeen years[1][2]. - **Platform:** YouTube - **Creator:** djyungtellem - **Date:** 2008 ## Overview GOD Bless The U.S.A, also known as 9/11 Footwerk Takin Over, is a low-resolution YouTube clip that pairs Chicago footwork dancing with a sped-up hardcore remix of Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The U.S.A.'[1] The video runs about a minute and captures several dancers trading off battle-style routines, the mismatch between the earnest patriotic vocals and the frantic footwork tempo giving the clip its cult appeal[2]. The title's spelling, 'footwerk' with an 'e' and the '9/11 takin over' framing, became part of the meme itself, quoted verbatim in reposts and video responses[1]. Fans later produced YouTube Poop Music Videos (YTPMVs) built around the audio, treating the remix as raw material for further edits rather than as a straight dance clip[2]. ## How It Spread The clip circulated slowly rather than going viral in a burst. YouTube commenters and small music blogs traded the link for years as an example of the footwork scene bleeding into unlikely source material, and the audio was repurposed by YTPMV creators who layered new visuals and cuts over the remix[2]. By the late 2010s the video had crossed 399,000 views on YouTube, mostly through link sharing on forums and image boards rather than any single mainstream write-up[1]. Know Your Meme documented the clip in its meme database, noting the fan edits and YTPMVs it inspired[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is GOD Bless The U.S.A? It is a 2008 YouTube video, also titled 9/11 Footwerk Takin Over, showing Chicago footwork dancers performing to a hardcore remix of Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The U.S.A.'[1][2]. ### Where did GOD Bless The U.S.A come from? YouTube user djyungtellem uploaded the video on September 13th, 2008, two days after the anniversary of the September 11th attacks[1]. ### What does GOD Bless The U.S.A mean? The clip's humor comes from the clash between the earnest patriotic anthem and the fast footwork dancing set to a bootleg hardcore edit of the song[2]. ### How do you use GOD Bless The U.S.A? Fans share the original link and build YTPMVs and edits on top of the remix audio, keeping the misspelled 'footwerk' title as part of the joke[2]. ### Is GOD Bless The U.S.A still popular? The original upload is still online and has drawn more than 399,000 views on YouTube over seventeen years, mostly through niche resharing[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FWCvzduYZg]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/god-bless-the-usa-911-footwerk-takin-over]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/god-bless-the-usa-911-footwerk-takin-over Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library