What song is waiting all day for Sunday night based on?
I Hate Myself for Loving You
“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” is the name of the official Sunday Night Football theme song, and it’s the song Underwood has used to open football season each of the last three years, plus her first three. The song is built on Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” a Top 10 Billboard 100 song in 1988.
Who sings the waiting all day for Sunday night?
superstar Carrie Underwood
Nashville superstar Carrie Underwood returns for her ninth consecutive season as the performer of the Sunday Night Football theme song. A new intro video for “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night” debuted during the Sept. 12 broadcast of the Los Angeles Rams’ 34-14 victory over the Chicago Bears.
Who sings the NFL Sunday Night Football song?
Carrie Underwood
(CNN) The NFL is back for their 2021-2022 season and that means we get another “Sunday Night Football’ song performed by Carrie Underwood. “This season is my ninth season working with the incredible people at ‘Sunday Night Football. ‘” Underwood said in a recent press release.
What was the first song on Sunday Night Football?
When NBC aired its first-ever episode of Sunday Night Football, on Aug. 6, 2006, it was the music of Joan Jett that powered the promos. The melody of Jett’s 1988 hit “I Hate Myself for Loving You” was used for the show’s musical open—with rewritten lyrics that would themselves become famous.
Who sang ‘Waiting All Day for Sunday Night’ first?
Indeed, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” has since become an anthem in its own right. Pink sang the song the first year. Faith Hill took over from 2007 until 2012. And then the job went to Carrie Underwood, who had won American Idol in 2005—just a year before SNF’s premiere.
Who is the producer of Sunday Night Football?
The producer of Sunday Night Football is Fred Gaudelli. We’ve known Fred for a long time. He was behind the X Games, which in our world was a pretty cool thing. We did two of the first four theme songs for the X Games. Joan was very popular in extreme sports—to this day, she’s popular with skateboarders.