Wasted (Carrie Underwood song)
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"Wasted" is Carrie Underwood
's sixth and final single from her multi-platinum debut Some Hearts.
The single began receiving country radio airplay as an album track, causing it to place on the US Country
chart weeks before its official release as a single.
In January 2007, Underwood filmed the video for the song in Tampa, Florida
. This is now her fourth music video, and it was released during the beginning of February. The music video premiered on CMT Loaded.com.
Underwood performed the song on American Idol
on March 8, 2007, after they paid her a tribute for her achievements since winning Idol in May 2005. She also performed the song live during the 2007 Academy of Country Music
Awards on May 15.
, including alcoholism
. The song has two characters who each have to stop the addiction from taking over their lives. One of them gets out of addiction to a relationship, and the other gets out of addiction to alcohol.
music store after her performance of the song on American Idol
. The song sold 705,000 as of October 2011.
| align="center"|2007 ||align="center"| "Wasted" ||align="center"| Most Performed Song of the Year ||
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...
's sixth and final single from her multi-platinum debut Some Hearts.
The single began receiving country radio airplay as an album track, causing it to place on the US Country
Hot 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 weeks before its official release as a single.
In January 2007, Underwood filmed the video for the song in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. This is now her fourth music video, and it was released during the beginning of February. The music video premiered on CMT Loaded.com.
Underwood performed the song on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
on March 8, 2007, after they paid her a tribute for her achievements since winning Idol in May 2005. She also performed the song live during the 2007 Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
Awards on May 15.
Background
"Wasted" is a mid-tempo that deals with themes of addictionSubstance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
, including alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
. The song has two characters who each have to stop the addiction from taking over their lives. One of them gets out of addiction to a relationship, and the other gets out of addiction to alcohol.
Music video
For Underwood's fourth music video from her debut album Some Hearts, she appears in different, simple scenes, such as a house. An actor is also featured in the video, who fits the character dealing with the theme of the song. The music video is in complete black & white format, and it was released in early February, sooner than expected, thanks to the song's radio success. A shortened version of the song is used in the video, cutting out nearly a full minute of the song.Chart performance
The sixth single from her debut album, "Wasted" become Carrie's fourth consecutive No. 1 country single and fifth overall No.1 single. It spent three weeks at number one on the country charts. It debuted at #57 on the country charts before its official release. The song also received a significant amount of digital downloads on the iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
music store after her performance of the song on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
. The song sold 705,000 as of October 2011.
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2007 ASCAP Country Music Awards
|-| align="center"|2007 ||align="center"| "Wasted" ||align="center"| Most Performed Song of the Year ||