Carrie Underwood I wasn’t sure America was ready for you to crush the headlights and the tires, lyrically, that is.
The award-winning performer, 42, admitted she struggled with fear before recording “Before He Cheats,” the fiery 2000s anthem that defined her early career, in a new interview released Wednesday, Jan. 21.
“I remember even when we were talking about recording this song, it was kind of like, ‘Oh, is this too aggressive?'” Underwood, 42, said. people while attending Nashville American Idol season 9 press line.
the first American Idol The winner revealed that she was hesitant to go ahead with the track, which included a chorus about digging her keys into a “very small four-wheel drive” and carving “my name into her leather seats,” as it might have tarnished her wholesome image.
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“Because she was like a sweet farm girl in (American Idol) — and I hope that’s who I still am — but it was almost like, “Maybe we don’t do this song,” he explained.
“Before He Cheats” first appeared on his debut album, Some Heartswhich was released in November 2005, and got a second release as a single the following year.
In the end, it worked out well, as “Before He Cheats” not only dominated the charts, but also became one of his core hits. “Everybody really liked it, we went for it and … it worked. But yeah, 20 years later, we still see people playing it, and it’s really fun,” he added.
Carrie Underwood.
Photo by John Lamparski/Getty ImagesUnderwood confessed that her own family members can’t even get the catchy track out of their heads.
“I was vacuuming the house recently, and when I turned off the vacuum (there was) a noise coming from my bedroom and I was like, ‘It’s music,'” the singer said, revealing that she recognized it the moment she got close. “And I walk in there and my 6-year-old (Jacob) is laying on my bed watching my music video. And I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’ And he said: ‘Nothing'”.
She recalled: “He started going down the hole of my old music videos.”
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Underwood is the proud mother of two children with her husband, Mike Fisher. Their first child, Isaiah, 10, was born in February 2015, followed by their younger brother, Jacob, born in January 2019. Underwood and the former hockey player, 45, married July 2010.
The “If It Was Up To Me” hitmaker said she feels “blessed” to have achieved so much while chasing her dreams, to win American Idol to act as a judge for aspiring singerswhich has been a full circle moment for the star, and acting in the Presidential inauguration 2025.
He also talked about his past discography and bringing it back to the stage for fans to enjoy again. “We’ve started pulling out some of these songs just to play them in show form for some recent shows, and I think the fans are loving it,” Underwood shared. “And I like that too.”
Underwood added, “I feel like my voice has grown, my musicianship, my songwriting, my performance skills. I just feel better.”