All-American Girl
Carrie Underwood
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Since the day they got married, He'd been praying for a little baby boy. Someone he could take fishing, Throw the football and be his pride and joy. He could already see him holding that trophy, Taking his team to State. But when the nurse came in with a little pink blanket, All those big dreams changed. And now he's wrapped around her finger, She's the center of his whole world. And his heart belongs to that sweet little beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American girl. Sixteen short years later, She was falling for the senior football star. Before you knew it he was dropping passes, Skipping practice just to spend more time with her. The coach said "Hey son, what's your problem? Tell me, have you lost your mind?" Daddy said "You'll lose your free ride to college. Boy you better tell her goodbye". But now he's wrapped around her finger, She's the center of his whole world. And his heart belongs to that sweet little beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American And when they got married and decided to have one of their own, She said "Be honest, tell me what you want?" And he said "Honey, you wanna know, Sweet, little, beautiful, one just like you. Oh, a beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American." Now he's wrapped around her finger, She's the center of his whole world. And his heart belongs to that sweet little beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American girl All American girl.
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Written by: Ashley Glenn Gorley, Kelley Lovelace, Carrie Underwood
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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12 facts about this song
Release Information"All-American Girl" is also the second single from Carrie Underwood's second studio album, "Carnival Ride," released in 2007.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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SongwritersThe song was co-written by Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and Kelley Lovelace.
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Inspirational ThemeThe song is about a girl who is the apple of her father's eye and later becomes the center of her husband's world.
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Music VideoThe music video features different women and girls performing various roles including doctors, cheerleaders, astronauts, soldiers, and more symbolically represented as the "All-American Girl."
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Multi-Platinum CertificationIn 2009, after the digital sales passed the 1 million mark, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
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Award Nomination"All-American Girl" was nominated for Female Video of The Year at the CMT Music Awards in 2008.
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Spin-off BookCarrie Underwood and her mother, Carole, wrote a children's book based on the lyrics of "All-American Girl" and published it in March 2020.
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First PerformancesThe first live performances of "All-American Girl" took place on "American Idol" Season 6 and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2007.
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Creative RecordingUnderwood said that during the recording of the song, she had to do several takes because she kept laughing at the line "For the rest of my life," due to the way she was supposed to pronounce "life."
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Global RecognitionThe song has a global appeal as it became popular not only in the USA but also charted in Canada, where it peaked at number 5 on the Canadian Country Chart.
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Critic's ReviewMost critics praised the song for its cheerful tune and energy, although some pointed out that it did not show anything new or significantly unique from other songs in the country genre.
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