All-American Girl

Carrie Underwood

About All-American Girl

"All-American Girl" is a song composed by country pop singer Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and Kelley Lovelace. It is the second single from Underwood's second studio album, Carnival Ride, released in the United States on December 17, 2007. (See 2007 in country music).


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2007
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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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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a winner of several Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, and a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. She is the first female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was inducted into and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fa… more »

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Written by: Ashley Glenn Gorley, Kelley Lovelace, Carrie Underwood

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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.
Chart Performance
The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Songwriters
The song was co-written by Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley, and Kelley Lovelace.
Inspirational Theme
The song is about a girl who is the apple of her father's eye and later becomes the center of her husband's world.
Music Video
The music video features different women and girls performing various roles including doctors, cheerleaders, astronauts, soldiers, and more symbolically represented as the "All-American Girl."
Multi-Platinum Certification
In 2009, after the digital sales passed the 1 million mark, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Award Nomination
"All-American Girl" was nominated for Female Video of The Year at the CMT Music Awards in 2008.
Spin-off Book
Carrie Underwood and her mother, Carole, wrote a children's book based on the lyrics of "All-American Girl" and published it in March 2020.
First Performances
The first live performances of "All-American Girl" took place on "American Idol" Season 6 and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2007.
Creative Recording
Underwood 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."
Global Recognition
The 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.
Critic's Review
Most 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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