Carrie Underwood Debuts New Sunday Night Football Anthem – “The Best Yet”
on Sep 07, 2025
Carrie Underwood Returns To Sing the Sunday Night Football Theme For 13th Straight Season
Carrie Underwood is continuing her longtime tradition of singing the opening theme for Sunday Night Football.
Underwood and NBC first confirmed the news with a joint social media post in July.
The “Cowboy Casanova” singer has been the voice of the SNF theme since 2013, taking over the role from fellow country star Faith Hill.
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NBC Teased Carrie’s Anthem Return
Prior to the debut of Carrie Underwood’s 2025 football anthem, the singer and NBC teased that they would be bringing back “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” which is inspired by Joan Jett’s classic “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”
“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” has been the anthem for most football seasons over the years. Each year, Underwood adds a new twist to the song.
The announcement post hinted that this will be the theme song for the 2025-2026 season with a caption that read, “We’ll be waiting all day to hear it once again.”
The network didn’t detail the changes, but NBC confirmed that something special was planned for the 20th season.
“For the 20th season of SNF, we wanted to set the tone for the night by reimagining the anthem sound in a way that plays to Carrie’s powerhouse vocals,” Creative director Tripp Dixon said in a statement. “
He continued, “While visually creating a seamless blend of stylized shots and behind-the-scenes moments evoking the national roadshow that is Sunday Night Football, week after week in the fall.”
The track was once again recorded at The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, marking its third year in a row of doing so.
Underwood is also no stranger to the venue, having headlined her Reflection residency there for nearly three years before wrapping it up this past spring.
“As always, Tripp and the creative team continue to raise the bar, bringing the high energy and stunning visuals that the Sunday Night Football audience has come to expect year after year,” Underwood said. “I can’t wait for the world to see it!”
The 2025 Sunday Night Football Anthem Makes Its Debut
Carrie Underwood’s first performance of the 2025 NFL season aired Sunday, September 7, ahead of the season opener between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.
Fans were quick to praise Underwood’s latest anthem with many saying it was their favorite Sunday Night Football opener yet! Others called Carrie the “Queen of SNF.”
Check out Carrie Underwood’s full Sunday Night Football opener in the video below.
