Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone).". It didn't work, so he smoked a cigarette, which is when he realized his addictive personality could be a problem. Her car spun around several times and went under an 18-wheeler. It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder And the car came to a stop She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock The song is composed in the key of A major and is set in the time signature of 4/4 common time with a moderately slow tempo of 76 beats per minute. In the mid-2000s, Carrie Underwood scored a crossover smash hit with "Jesus, Take the Wheel," co-written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie … Published: December 18, 2015 In the mid-2000s, Carrie Underwood scored a crossover smash hit with "Jesus, Take the Wheel," co-written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. I thought it was interesting that she had that same situation happen to her like the girl in the song. Writer (s): Lindsey Hillary Lee, Cornelius Brett James, Sampson Gordon Francis The first single from Carrie Underwood's debut album. It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder. In April 2006, she sang it on the CMT Awards, where "Jesus, Take The Wheel" won two major awards, Breakthrough Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. What year did Carrie Underwood write Jesus take the Wheel? [19], The song is mentioned by title in eighteenth episode of the third season of The Big Bang Theory. [2], The song was written at co-writer Hillary Lindsey's house and is centered around the premise of what happens "when Jesus takes the wheel," which phrase Gordie Sampson brought to the writing session as a possible title. Launch. It appears you currently do not have javascript enabled while browsing our site. I told the middle part and i ask her not to share it with any one but she did . Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin got the name "Levon" from Levon Helm, who was the drummer in The Band. She again sang this song at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards where this song won the Single of the Year Award. During her Carrie Underwood Live: 2006 Tour, she performed this song with the other tracks on her debut album. "Jesus, Take the Wheel" has been certified multi-platinum and was nominated for numerous awards. We kind of talked about it a while, then went around with five or six other song titles to write something else. THat answer is completely wrong. The song, Underwood's first single from her debut album, Some Hearts, spent six consecutive weeks at No. The Country-Christian song became a crossover hit, spending time at No. 1 on the Country chart as well as peaking at No. 64 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos. https://countrymusic.fandom.com/wiki/Jesus,_Take_the_Wheel_(song)?oldid=5109, Inspirational Mainstream Country Song of the Year. NEXT: Go Behind the Scenes of Carrie Underwood's 'Smoke Break' Music Video, Country Music Memories: Taylor Swift's Debut Album Is Released. That day started out to be a typical "day at the office": We wrote it at Hillary's house. After taking stock of the situation (and seeing that her baby has remained fast asleep in the rear seat), the woman decides to let "Jesus take the Wheel" of her life. We walked in, started drinking coffee and talking about what we wanted to write that day. Apparently, none of … [16], Underwood gave her debut performance of the song at the 2005 Country Music Association Awards.