It wouldn’t be football season without Carrie Underwood!
Earlier this month, the country music superstar returned for her 11th year performing the Sunday Night Football kickoff song, and she recently said Morning Mix on SiriusXM reaches 1 how much it meant to her.
For the 2023–24 NFL season, Carrie recorded an updated version of her first Sunday Night Football song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” (a cover of Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself For Loving You”). The first promotional video using the song was released before the September 10 primetime game between the The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.
“It’s a master version, top to bottom, and then you fill in the lines,” Carrie said. Morning Mix “When we record, we do it all at once. I do the whole main version, then we go through every game from every week of the regular season, then we go to the playoffs. And then I sing every possible combination of teams that could possibly play each other.”
When asked if she would ever consider performing at the Super Bowl halftime show, Carrie said she wasn’t sure yet. “I mean, it’s a lot of pressure. The circumstances would have to be right,” 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 part is when I realize that before these guys were on Sunday Night Football, they were watching Sunday Night Football,” Carrie shared. “It was like watching awards shows or people performing on TV, and 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 and thinking, ‘Oh my God, if only I could be on Sunday Night Football.’ And then when they get there, I’m kind of a part of their journey, which is really cool.”
Since 2013, Carrie has been the face (and voice) of Sunday Night Football, taking over for fellow singer Faith Hill. In previous years, she has performed “Oh Sunday Night” and “Game On.” Throughout this season, her “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” performance video will be updated weekly with clips of the teams competing each Sunday. The video was recorded at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of his recent residency, REFLECTION — and features a concert performance interspersed with augmented reality highlights displayed on a halo scoreboard.
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Sunday Night Football Schedule 2023
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Week 2 – Sunday, September 10 – Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants
Week 3 – Sunday, September 17 – Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots
Week 4 – Sunday, September 24 – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 5 – Sunday, October 1 – Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets
Week 6 – Sunday, October 8 – Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 7 – Sunday, October 15 – New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills
Week 8 – Sunday, October 22 – Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles
Week 9 – Sunday, October 29 – Chicago Bears vs LA Chargers
Week 10 – Sunday, November 5 – Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals
Week 11 – Sunday, November 12 – NY Jets vs Las Vegas Raiders
Week 12 – Thursday, November 23 – San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12 – Sunday, November 26 – Baltimore Ravens vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 13 – Sunday, December 3 – Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers
Week 14 – Sunday, December 10 – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 15 – Sunday, December 17 – Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 16 – Saturday, December 23 Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 16 – Sat. Dec. 23 Week 16 – Buffalo Bills vs. LA Chargers
Week 17 – Sunday, December 31 – Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 18 – Sunday, January 7 – TBD
Take it away, @carrieunderwood! pic.twitter.com/nqoyMeq2lX
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 11, 2023
