Carrie Underwood Jikseb RIAA 11x Platinum għal "Before He Cheats"

Carrie Underwood's landmark single, "Before He Cheats," irnexxielu ġdid, ikseb 11x Platinum certification mill-Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Il-certifikazzjoni, imdatata l-30 ta' Ottubru, 2025, tirrikonoxxi 11,000,000 unità fi négozju u streaming equivalents fl-Istati Uniti. Ħarġet fil-15 ta' Novembru, 2005, il-kanzunetta kienet il-kwart single mill-album debut studio ta' Underwood, Some Hearts, ippubblikat fuq l-etiketta Arista Nashville.

Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, "Before He Cheats" tells the story of a woman taking revenge on her potentially unfaithful partner by vandalizing his car. The track became an enormous crossover success, topping Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for five consecutive weeks and reaching the top ten on the Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, and Adult Contemporary charts. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 64 consecutive weeks on the chart, making it one of the longest-charting singles in the chart's history. The song's success was historic, becoming the first country song to sell over two million digital copies. Its critical acclaim was cemented with two Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.

Is-suċċess ta' "Before He Cheats" kien il-pedament ta' Carrie Underwoodbidla esplożiva fil-mużika. Hi kienet l-ewwel li telgħet fil-prominenza wara li rebħet il-stagun ir-raba' ta' American Idol fl-2005. L-ewwel singiel tagħha, "Inside Your Heaven," għamlet l-ewwel artist country li debbuttja fil-quċċata tal-Billboard Hot 100. Imsewwa mill-appell tal-crossover ta' "Before He Cheats" u "Jesus, Take the Wheel," l-album tagħha Some Hearts became the best-selling debut album by a solo female country artist and was named the top country album of the 2000s by Billboard. The album earned Underwood three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, launching a career that would establish her as a dominant force in country music.