The album came out during "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats" charted through all three of the singles.ĬT: Kudos to the label. "Inside Your Heaven" had only been sent to Pop radio. Another single came out after that, then, "Before He Cheats" came out. As a matter of fact, it started charting on Billboard while "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was out. I remember that it got played for a long time. It says, “Right now, he’s probably,” but it doesn’t say he is!īH: This one, if I remember, went up the charts, hit its peak, but didn’t fall like most songs do. It was followed by each line saying that it might be happening. It’s so simple, but at the same time, when you are trying to create immediacy and urgency, it was such a simple way to do it. JK: And a reference point! It’s literally happening right now. JK: “I don’t know how intentional it was on Chris’ part when he was writing the song, but it begins with the words ‘right now’ which automatically gives it an urgency, an immediacy.” Basically, as soon as we heard it, with the fiddle, it felt new and fresh. We cut a good demo, but the singer we used on the demo was amazing, but a completely different type of voice. Melodically, it was perfect.ĬT: I thought the record was just amazing. He played me the first two lines of the song exactly the way they are: word for word. He had already told me he had something started for Gretchen and to come over so we could finish it. Josh Kear: I drove over to Chris’ place on a Saturday and we sat on his back patio. Story Behind the Song: Carrie Underwood's 'Blown Away' I typed up part of that verse and thought I had something kind of cool. After the success of “Redneck Woman” everyone wanted to get on the next (Gretchen) record. I went to a computer and was just typing what I wanted to be edgy lyrics. It basically started off as a song for Gretchen Wilson. They told the Story Behind the Song to Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International.īart Herbison: I don’t think this started out as a song for (Underwood), right?”Ĭhris Tompkins: It didn’t start off as a song for Carrie. Songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins knew they were onto something from those first two words: "Right now." But at first, they had a very different idea of which country artist they were writing for. There's no "next time" for a song like Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" - a 2006 genre-defying country smash whose success simply cannot be repeated. "I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights/ I slashed a hole in all four tires/ Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats."
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