Before He Cheats

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"Before He Cheats"
Before He Cheats.jpg
Single by Carrie Underwood
from the album Some Hearts
ReleasedAugust 2006 [lower-alpha 1]
Studio FAME, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre
Length3:19
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Bright
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Don't Forget to Remember Me"
(2006)		"Before He Cheats"
(2006)		"Wasted"
(2007)
Music video
Before He Cheats on YouTube

Certifications

Certifications for "Before He Cheats"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [52] Platinum40,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [53]
Ringtone 		Gold20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [54] 7× Platinum4,483,000 [7]
United States (RIAA) [55]
Mastertone 		Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Before He Cheats"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesAugust 2006 Country radio Arista Nashville [1] [2]
March 27, 2007 Contemporary hit radio
[56]
October 23, 2007 Ringle Arista [57]

Notes

  1. ↑ For its August 5, 2006, issue, Billboard reported that Underwood's label Arista Nashville announced "Before He Cheats" as her next single. [1] Billboard called the song the "fourth single from Some Hearts " in its August 19 issue. [2]
  2. ↑ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ↑ Tied with Dave Berg for "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" (2006).

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