Image Courtesy Sony Music/Jeremy CowartCarrie Underwood’s latest single, “Something in the Water,” has passed a milestone. This week, it spends a seventh week atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, giving her the longest run at #1 of her career, besting her debut single. Nine years ago this week, “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was midway through its six-week run on that same chart. But aside from her chart success, Carrie says she has first-hand knowledge of how her hits are affecting the fans.
“I guess they feel like they know me, especially those that have been with me for 10 years. They definitely have a tendency to write me letters or tell me things that are very, very personal. I think it’s really amazing that they can relate to my stuff in that way. It’s not gonna fix their problems. It’s not gonna make their lives magically any better, but it might make them feel better for a little bit. It’s pretty cool,” she reflects.
But Carrie is careful to make sure all her songs aren’t as deep as “Something in the Water” and “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
“If I wrote and sang, like really heavy songs all the time, like, that would weigh heavily on my heart, you know, giving that every single night song after song after song. So, it’s important to have fun stuff in there, too, every once in a while that’s just for the sake of being fun,” she says.
“Something in the Water” is up for Best Country Solo Performance at this year’s Grammys.
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