Towards the end Underwood struts down a street, singing along with the song, while different objects are shown flying across the air, glasses are seen shattering, and light bulbs explode, paying homage to Brian De Palma's Carrie. After looking shocked for a second, she scoffs and drops the keys to his now-demolished truck into his drink. Eventually, she catches up with her cheating husband/boyfriend with the other woman. At one point, a screen shot of the front seat of the truck is seen with Underwood's name carved in it, which she mentions during the chorus of the song. As the video progresses Underwood takes the stage to sing as various objects behind her, such as lamps, are seen exploding. In other scenes, the "husband/boyfriend" (portrayed by actor Tabb Shoup) is seen kissing another woman. In the beginning of the video Underwood is seen leaving a parking lot brandishing a Louisville Slugger, having just vandalized her husband/boyfriend's truck for cheating on her. The music video for "Before He Cheats" was directed by Roman White. The song's main chord pattern is F ♯m-E-D sus2-C ♯, and Underwood's vocals range from F ♯3-C ♯5. It has a moderate tempo in cut time with a "shuffle" beat. "Before He Cheats" is set in the key of F-sharp minor. I'm a 'let it go, move on' kind of person." All of these actions are part of her hopes that this will make him "think before he cheats" again.Īlthough the song is about a tale of revenge, according to Underwood, while she had been cheated on before, "I wouldn't recommend doing any property damage, though. In retaliation, she vandalizes his customized four-wheel drive vehicle by keying the sides, carving her name into its leather seats, smashing the headlights with a Louisville Slugger baseball bat and slashing all four tires. She imagines him hanging out and flirting with a "bleach-blonde" girl, shooting pool, buying her a drink, dancing, and hoping to " get lucky" with her. It was originally written for Gretchen Wilson before it was recorded by Underwood.
"Before He Cheats" tells the story of a woman taking revenge on her potentially unfaithful boyfriend or husband. It ranked on CMT's 40 Greatest Songs of the Decade at number 25, along with Underwood's other signature hit, " Jesus, Take the Wheel", which ranked number four. It was also named the 2007 Single of the Year by the Country Music Association Awards. It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as well. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Underwood won the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the song's writers won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. The song has received a number of accolades.
It has also been certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA, Underwood's largest-selling single to date. It had sold 4,483,000 digital downloads as of January 2020, and was once the best-selling song by an American Idol contestant but is now the third best-selling (behind Phillip Phillips' " Home" and Kelly Clarkson's " Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"). "Before He Cheats" became the first ever country song to sell over two million digitally and was once the best-selling country song of all time. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Before He Cheats" reached number eight and achieved a longevity of 64 consecutive weeks on the chart, making it the eighth longest-charting single in the history of the Hot 100 chart. The song became an enormous crossover success, topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for five consecutive weeks, reaching the top five on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and becoming a top ten hit on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts. The song tells the story of a woman taking revenge on her unfaithful partner. Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, it was released as the fourth single from the album. " Before He Cheats" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood from her debut studio album, Some Hearts (2005).
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