Undo It
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"Undo It" is the title of a song written by Kara DioGuardi
, Martin Frederiksen, Luke Laird and co-written and recorded by American country
artist Carrie Underwood
. It was made available to digital retailers on October 27, 2009, and was released as an official single on May 24, 2010. The song is the third single from Underwood's third studio album, Play On.
Underwood performed the song at the 2010 American Idol
finale, as well as at the 2010 CMT Music Awards
. Undo it has sold 1,202,000 million copies in the US only making it the 5th biggest song of her career.
Undo It was ranked #29 on Billboard's year-end charts for Top Country Songs.
’s reject pile" and saying that it had "deeply stupid lyrics." Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke rated the song two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it had "catchy repeatable lyrics" but concluded his review by saying "she can do so much better." In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
called the song "strained sassiness." Billboard
critic Deborah Evans Price was more positive in her review, comparing it to the "vengeful Carrie persona" of "Before He Cheats
" and saying that it had "crisp, compelling" production. Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A- calling Undo It a short, sweet, and undeniably catchy song which features both “We Will Rock You” drum riffs and twangy fiddle, as if those two things together are as natural as peanut butter and chocolate.
premiered the video for "Undo It" on May 7, 2010. The video features shots of Underwood performing the song in concert along with shots of the background video played during the performance of the song in the Play On Tour. The video was directed by Chris Hicky
.
chart for the week of May 1, 2010. The song hit #1 for the week of August 7, 2010, giving Underwood her thirteenth #1 single, and her tenth non-consecutive #1 on this chart. The song debuted at #86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
before the release of her album Play On, and re-entered the chart at #95 following its release as an official single. After performing the song on the finale of American Idol, the song rose to a new peak of #25, becoming the second most successful single from Play On. It then rose to #23 after performing it at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. The song became her eleventh Top 40 Hot 100 hit. The song re-entered once again at #67 and stayed there for 5 more weeks before it dropped off the chart. On the week of June 27, 2011, "Undo It" entered the Australian Singles Chart at #85, becoming her first entrance to the chart in her career. The UNDO IT video was #1 on CMT Top 20 Countdown for 12 weeks, with the video becoming the #1 CMT Video of the Year.
So far, 1,202,000 copies of "Undo It" were sold in the USA.
| align="center"|2010 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Choice Country Song ||
| align="center"|2010 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Triple-Play Songwriter (along with "Cowboy Casanova
", "Temporary Home
") ||
2011 CMT Music Awards
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| align="center"|2011 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Female Video of the Year ||
2011 BMI
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United States: 28,000
As a confirmed single (after the release of Play On):
United States: 1,202,000
The song has officially been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
, Martin Frederiksen, Luke Laird and co-written and recorded by American country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
. It was made available to digital retailers on October 27, 2009, and was released as an official single on May 24, 2010. The song is the third single from Underwood's third studio album, Play On.
Underwood performed the song at the 2010 American Idol
American Idol (season 9)
The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi all returned as judges, and Ellen DeGeneres permanently replaced Paula Abdul as the fourth judge. Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was...
finale, as well as at the 2010 CMT Music Awards
CMT Music Awards
The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:...
. Undo it has sold 1,202,000 million copies in the US only making it the 5th biggest song of her career.
Undo It was ranked #29 on Billboard's year-end charts for Top Country Songs.
Content
Underwood told The Boot that the idea for the 'Undo It' hook came accidentally. "The guys had their guitars and they were playing something kind of bluesy, and Kara's got such a great R&B sense about her," Carrie said. "And I started, 'Na, na, na-ing' to whatever they were playing. And they were like, 'What if that was the hook?' I said, 'Aw, I don't know?' And before you knew it, we had 'Uh, uh, uh undo it.' I mean, who would have thought? How do you write that down on paper? It was something that it didn't take that long to write and it's so much fun to sing on stage, and people get into it."Critical reception
The song has received mixed to negative reviews from music critics. Juli Thanki of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down, calling it "a third-rate tune from Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
’s reject pile" and saying that it had "deeply stupid lyrics." Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke rated the song two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it had "catchy repeatable lyrics" but concluded his review by saying "she can do so much better." In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
called the song "strained sassiness." Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
critic Deborah Evans Price was more positive in her review, comparing it to the "vengeful Carrie persona" of "Before He Cheats
Before He Cheats
"Before He Cheats" is a song written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear and the third wide-release single from Carrie Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts. It was the fifth release from the album overall. It was named the 2007 Single of the Year by the Country Music Association...
" and saying that it had "crisp, compelling" production. Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A- calling Undo It a short, sweet, and undeniably catchy song which features both “We Will Rock You” drum riffs and twangy fiddle, as if those two things together are as natural as peanut butter and chocolate.
Music video
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premiered the video for "Undo It" on May 7, 2010. The video features shots of Underwood performing the song in concert along with shots of the background video played during the performance of the song in the Play On Tour. The video was directed by Chris Hicky
Chris Hicky
Chris Hicky is a Grammy nominated music video director from Forrest City, Arkansas, best known for directing many of Keith Urban's videos. Hicky has also directed videos for many other artists in the country music genre, including Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler, Deana Carter, Carrie Underwood, Lady...
.
Chart performance
"Undo It" debuted at #43 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart for the week of May 1, 2010. The song hit #1 for the week of August 7, 2010, giving Underwood her thirteenth #1 single, and her tenth non-consecutive #1 on this chart. The song debuted at #86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
before the release of her album Play On, and re-entered the chart at #95 following its release as an official single. After performing the song on the finale of American Idol, the song rose to a new peak of #25, becoming the second most successful single from Play On. It then rose to #23 after performing it at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. The song became her eleventh Top 40 Hot 100 hit. The song re-entered once again at #67 and stayed there for 5 more weeks before it dropped off the chart. On the week of June 27, 2011, "Undo It" entered the Australian Singles Chart at #85, becoming her first entrance to the chart in her career. The UNDO IT video was #1 on CMT Top 20 Countdown for 12 weeks, with the video becoming the #1 CMT Video of the Year.
So far, 1,202,000 copies of "Undo It" were sold in the USA.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Year end chart | Peak position |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
October 27, 2009 | Music download | Arista Nashville |
| Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Sony Music | ||
| United States | May 24, 2010 | Airplay | Arista Nashville |
| Canada | Sony Music | ||
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
May 25, 2010 | ||
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
June 10, 2011 | Music Download & Airplay | |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
2010 Teen Choice Awards
|-| align="center"|2010 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Choice Country Song ||
2010 CMA Triple-Play Awards
|-| align="center"|2010 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Triple-Play Songwriter (along with "Cowboy Casanova
Cowboy Casanova
"Cowboy Casanova" is a country song by American recording artist Carrie Underwood. The song was written by Mike Elizondo, Brett James and co-written by Underwood herself. It was released on September 14, 2009 by Arista Nashville as the lead single from her third studio album, Play On...
", "Temporary Home
Temporary Home
"Temporary Home" is the title of a song written by Zac Maloy, Luke Laird and co-written and recorded by American country artist Carrie Underwood. It is the second official single from her third studio album, Play On, and was released to country radio the week of December 14, 2009. Before being...
") ||
2011 CMT Music AwardsCMT Music AwardsThe CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:...
|-| align="center"|2011 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Video of the Year ||
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| align="center"|2011 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Female Video of the Year ||
2011 BMIBMIBMI may refer to:In business:* Broadcast Music, Inc., a collecting society for composers' copyrights* Baltimore Museum of Industry* BMI , British Midland International, an airline of the United Kingdom...
Awards
|-| align="center"|2011 ||align="center"| "Undo It" ||align="center"| Songwriter of the Year ||
Sales and certification
As a promotional single (before the release of Play On):United States: 28,000
As a confirmed single (after the release of Play On):
United States: 1,202,000
The song has officially been certified Platinum by the RIAA.