It wouldn’t be a football season without Carrie Underwood!
Earlier this month, the country music superstar returned for her 11th year of performing the Sunday Night Football kickoff song, and she recently said The morning mix on SiriusXM reaches 1 how much it meant to her.
For the 2023-24 NFL season, Carrie recorded an updated rendition of her first Sunday Night Football song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” (a version of Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself For Loving You”) ). The first trending video using the song was released before the September 10 primetime game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
“It’s a master version, top to bottom, then filled lines,” Carrie said. The morning mix to record a theme song that can be used each week. “When we record, we do it at the same time. I do all of the main version, but then we go through and grab all the games from each week of regular season football, and then we move on to the playoffs. And then I sing about all the possible combinations of teams that could possibly compete against each other.
When asked if she would ever consider headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, Carrie said she wasn’t sure yet. “I mean, it’s a lot of pressure. It would just have to be the right circumstances,” she explained. Earlier this week, Usher was announced as the 2024 Halftime Show performer.
Carrie recently shared that Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce personally thanked her for helping him prepare for games with her songs.
“I think my favorite is when…I realize it’s like, before these guys played Sunday Night Football games, they were watching Sunday Night Football,” Carrie explained. “It would have been the equivalent of watching award shows or people performing on TV, just thinking, ‘Oh my God, if only I could do that.’ …And I’ve been recording the theme for 11 years, so some of these guys were younger, watching these football games, just thinking, ‘Oh my God, if I could be on Sunday Night Football.’ And then when they arrive, I’m a little part of their journey, which is really cool.
Since 2013, Carrie has been the face (and voice) of Sunday Night Football, taking over theme song duties from colleague Faith Hill. In previous years, she performed “Oh Sunday Night” and “Game On.” Throughout this season, his “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” performance video will be updated weekly with clips of each Sunday’s competing teams. The video was recorded at Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, home of his recent residence, REFLECTION – and offers a concert interspersed with highlights in augmented reality displayed on a halo display board.
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2023 Sunday Night Football Schedule
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Week 2 – Sun. September 10 – Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants
Week 3 – Sun. September 17 – Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots
Week 4 – Sun. September 24 – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 5 – Sun. October 1 – Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Jets
Week 6 – Sun. October 8 – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 7 – Sun. October 15 – New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 8 – Sun. October 22 – Miami Dolphins vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 9 – Sun. October 29 – Chicago Bears vs. LA Chargers
Week 10 – Sun. November 5 – Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 11 – Sun. November 12 – NY Jets vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12 – Thursday. November 23 – San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12 – Sun. November 26 – Baltimore Ravens vs. LA Chargers
Week 13 – Sun. December 3 – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 14 – Sun. December 10 – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 15 – Sun. December 17 – Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16 – Saturday. December 23 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 16 – Saturday. December 23, Week 16 – Buffalo Bills vs. LA Chargers
Week 17 – Sun. December 31 – Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 18 – Sun. January 7 – TBD
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– Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 11, 2023
