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She’s baaaack! Carrie Underwood<\/a> will once again welcome us into Sunday Night Football<\/em> coverage on NBC this season.<\/p>\n It’s her 13th year delivering one of the most recognizable songs in professional sports.<\/p>\n The country singer, along with the network, shared a snippet of this season’s opening number ahead of its premiere on Sunday, Sept. 7, when the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens\u00a0will duke it out.<\/p>\n In the new-for-2025 opener, Underwood belts out the iconic tune, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.”<\/p>\n We see several clips of the Bills and Ravens from previous matchups.<\/p>\n Sticking with tradition, Underwood performs from a stage that’s\u00a0made to look like a big production.<\/p>\n In addition to clips of her singing with her band, fans will get to see some behind-the-scenes moments as Underwood undergoes hair and makeup before walking in to the studio.<\/p>\n Underwood has been the voice of the Sunday Night Football<\/em> opening theme song for 13 years now. Prior to that, fellow country singer Faith Hill<\/a> held the position for six years, singing the same song.<\/p>\n True Sunday Night Football <\/em>historians will recall that Pink was the first to record the opening theme in 2006.<\/p>\n Related:<\/strong><\/em> Carrie Underwood Returning to ‘Sunday Night Football’ in 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The theme song for NFL coverage on NBC is a\u00a0play on\u00a0Joan Jett’s song “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”\u00a0In the show’s 20-year history, the football-themed anthem has been the same, with a few exceptions.<\/p>\n Underwood deviated from tradition a handful of times. She played off of her song “Somethin’ Bad” featuring Miranda Lambert<\/a> and created a new opening theme called “Sunday Night<\/a>.”<\/p>\n There was also an original song called “Game On,” which aired for one season. The popularity of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” remains uncontested.<\/p>\n Carrie Underwood has been, well, busy since winning Season 4 of American Idol<\/em> in 2005. Since the confetti fell, the country singer has released nine albums and embarked on seven tours. She’s also tried her hand at acting and launched a handful of businesses.<\/p>\n Over the years she’s become one of the biggest success stories to come out of the show, winning countless awards and amassing a staggering net worth of over $100 million.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to see 20 things Underwood has done since her time on the reality singing competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow Long Has Carrie Underwood Been Doing ‘Sunday Night Football’?<\/h3>\n
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