"Some Hearts" is a song written by Diane Warren

Diane Warren

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. It was originally recorded by Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw

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 for his 1989 album Good Evening

Good Evening (album)

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. Another version, sung by Kelly Levesque, was featured in the 2001 film America's Sweethearts

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. A third version was recorded by Maria Arredondo

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 for her 2004 album Not Going Under.

In 2005, it was recorded by Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

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 as the title track of her debut album, Some Hearts, and was the album's third single. It was only released to pop

Pop music

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 and adult contemporary radio in the United States

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 in November 2005, around the same time that "Jesus, Take the Wheel

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"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. It is the second single from Carrie Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts....

" was released to country radio. "Some Hearts" peaked at number twelve on the Billboard

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 Adult Contemporary

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 chart and reached number twenty-two on the Adult Top 40

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 chart. The song had no accompanying music video and was not released to country radio.

Underwood performed the song at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, the half-time of the 2006 NBA All-Star Game

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 in Houston, on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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 and during her promotional tour for the album's release. The song was used in early commercials for American Idol

American Idol

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s website during season six

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 of the show, until Daughtry's "Home

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" was used after Hollywood week.

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Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position

It has sold over 408,000 copies in US.