Carrie Underwood Unveils First Look at Iconic Season Spectacular That Fans Have Been Waiting For

Football season has officially arrived, which means Carrie Underwood is back to bring the excitement and energy with another “Sunday Night Football” show opening as part of the NFL Football League’s tradition on NBC.

Every year, the country music powerhouse, 42, along with the network, raises the bar with a reimagined theme song, impressing viewers and hyping up fans for another 18 weeks of gridiron action.

And this time is no different.

Giving a hint of detail as to what fans can expect from her newest musical show opening, this time around, Underwood told NBC, “It’s just very glam. It’s always great, it’s always exciting. It’s always fun.”

A clip, on Instagram shared by the Sunday Night Football and the NBC Sports pages gives a first look at Underwood belting out the iconic “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” theme song as footage of various football players running on and off the field and showcasing their strength in the big game is shown. Underwood appears on stage, wearing a shimmering blue dress with her hair down, while accompanied by a full band.

“Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” channels the melody of Joan Jett& The Blackhearts‘ ‘80s smash “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” Keeping with the melody, once again, the song lyrics for the chorus and title have been changed to accommodate the message behind the NFL Sunday Night coverage.

Carrie Underwood Has Been Singing the Sunday Night Football Opening Song for 13 Consecutive Years

The “Cry Pretty” singer, who is married to former NHL hockey player, Mike Fisher, who was captain of the Nashville Predators before his retirement, has provided the show opening for NBC’s NFL football coverage for 13 back-to-back years, adjusting the epic welcoming to Sunday Night football each year, but the song itself has only been changed twice under the her reign with “Oh, Sunday Night” and “Game On.”

“It’s hard to believe it’s been 13 years,” Underwood, an eight-time Grammy-winner, acknowledged her history with the NFL and with NBC, which is now in its 20th season.

Before she landed the honor of delivering the primetime showdown, Faith Hill carried the torch as the powerhouse songstress delivering the famous “SNF” anthem for six years.

Carrie Underwood Says “Fans” Are Her Favorite Part of the Football Season

Calling “the fans” the most special thing about the whole deal, Underwood beamed, “They’ll come up to me, like, on the street and be like, ‘Oh my gosh! I love Sunday night football. That’s my son’s favorite song. The Super Bowl is kind of home to NBC. It’s spectacular. It’s exciting.”

Look for Underwood’s “Sunday Night Football” theme song to be on full display on Sept. 7 on NBC and Peacock, which marks the first Sunday night game of the 2025 season. The kick-off will feature the Buffalo Bills taking on the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium in New York.

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