<P> `` Where Were You ( When the World Stopped Turning ) '' is a song written by the American singer - songwriter Alan Jackson . It was the lead single from his tenth studio album , Drive ( 2002 ) , released on Arista Nashville . The song 's lyrics center on reactions to the September 11 attacks in the United States , written in the form of questions . Jackson desired to write a song capturing the emotions surrounding the attacks , but found it difficult to do so . </P>
<P> `` Where Were You ( When the World Stopped Turning ) '' is a song written by the American singer - songwriter Alan Jackson . It was the lead single from his tenth studio album , Drive ( 2002 ) , released on Arista Nashville . The song 's lyrics center on reactions to the September 11 attacks in the United States , written in the form of questions . Jackson desired to write a song capturing the emotions surrounding the attacks , but found it difficult to do so . </P>
where were you when the world stopped turning writer
where were you when the world stopped turning writer
American singer - songwriter Alan Jackson
American singer - songwriter Alan Jackson