Carrie Underwood is the current singer of the “Sunday Night Football” theme song “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” on NBC.

Who Sings “Sunday Night Football”?

  • The theme song “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” is performed by Carrie Underwood, a Grammy-winning country and pop artist and former American Idol winner.
  • She has been the voice of the NBC Sunday Night Football opener for more than a decade, returning each season with slightly updated arrangements and visuals.

A Quick History of the SNF Singer

  • 2006: The first NBC Sunday Night Football season used “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” sung by Pink (P!nk).
  • 2007–2012: Faith Hill took over the theme and made it a staple of the broadcast.
  • 2013–present: Carrie Underwood became the main singer for the opener and has stayed in that role across multiple reworks of the song.

Fun Context and Why It Feels Familiar

  • The football theme is adapted from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ rock song “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” rewritten as “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” which is why the melody feels so familiar even outside football.
  • Underwood and the production team tweak the arrangement and visuals each season, and she even records different team-name combinations so the intro fits each matchup you see during the season.

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Who sings Sunday Night Football? Carrie Underwood performs the NBC “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” theme, following earlier versions by Pink and Faith Hill, with updated versions each season.

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