Jesus, Take the Wheel
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| "Jesus, Take the Wheel" | ||
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| Single by Carrie Underwood | ||
| from the album Some Hearts | ||
| Released | October 2005 (U.S.) | |
| Format | Digital download | |
| Genre | Country/Pop/Christian | |
| Length | 3:46 | |
| Label | Arista | |
| Writer(s) | Hillary Lindsey Gordie Sampson Brett James |
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| Producer(s) | Mark Bright | |
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |
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| Carrie Underwood singles chronology | ||
| "Inside Your Heaven" (2005) |
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" (2005) |
"Don't Forget to Remember Me" (2006) |
"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is the first single from American Idol season four winner Carrie Underwood's debut album, Some Hearts. The music video for it was originally slated for release on November 4, 2005 but was delayed and made available at a later date on Yahoo! Launch.
The song tells the story of a young mother who lives a hectic life. On her late-night drive on a snow-covered road in Cincinnati, Ohio, the woman begins sorting out her emotions and bemoans not having enough time to do the things that really matter. Then, her car hits a patch of black ice, causing the woman to lose control of her car. She panics and cries out the title line of the song; shortly thereafter, she is able to regain control of the car and bring it to a stop. After taking stock of the situation (and seeing that her baby has remained fast asleep in the rear seat), the woman vows to give her life to Christ.
In April 2006 "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
With six weeks at the pole position of the Billboard Country Singles chart, the song ties Faith Hill's "Breathe" as a runner-up for longest-running number-one by a solo female artist, a record held by Connie Smith. Smith's "Once a Day" had an eight-week run at number one in 1964-65.
The song was at #39 on the Billboard US country charts in its very first week, marking the first time in that chart's history that a singer's debut single was already Top 40 in its first week.
It proved to be a crossover hit, eventually making it to number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and selling over 650,000 digital downloads.
On March 2, 2006, Carrie Underwood went back to American Idol to perform the song.
On May 23, 2006, at the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was named Single of the Year.
The song was written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson.
On December 11, 2006, Oprah Winfrey held an "Itunes" concert featuring Carrie, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and Tony Bennet. Carrie performed "Jesus, Take the Wheel" there.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 36 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Singles | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Christian Hits | 1 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
| U.S. Adult Contemporary | 23 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay | 16 |
| Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles | 1 |
| Carrie Underwood |
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| Studio albums: |
| Some Hearts |
| Singles: |
| "Inside Your Heaven · "Jesus, Take the Wheel" · "Some Hearts" · "Don't Forget to Remember Me" "Before He Cheats" · "Wasted" |
| Related articles |
| American Idol · American Idol performances · Arista Records |
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