The Blown Away Tour: Live is the first DVD/live album from American country music singer Carrie Underwood. It was released on August 13, 2013. The DVD was filmed in Ontario, California, one of the stops of Underwood's worldwide Blown Away Tour, which ran from May 26, 2012 to June 30, 2013 and played to more than a million fans across three continents and six countries. The tour was in support of her fourth studio album, Blown Away (2012).
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| Released | August 13, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | March 3, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville, 19 | |||
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It debuted at number one on the Top Music Videos chart in the United States, where it was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It also debuted at number one on the Canadian Top Music Videos chart, at number three on the Australian Music DVD Chart and number five on the UK Video Charts.
Background
editThe DVD was first announced on May 31, 2013, and was filmed at Underwood's concert in Ontario, California on March 3, 2013.[1] The DVD features twenty songs, nearly 100 minutes of performance footage, behind-the-scenes clips, interviews from Underwood and the tour director Raj Kapoor, music videos, and more.[1][2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Good Girl" | Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| 2. | "Undo It" | Underwood, Kara DioGuardi, Hillary Lindsey, Marti Frederiksen | |
| 3. | "Wasted" | Lindsey, Marv Green, Troy Verges | |
| 4. | "I Told You So" | Randy Travis | |
| 5. | "Two Black Cadillacs" | Underwood, Lindsey, Josh Kear | |
| 6. | "Last Name" | Underwood, Lindsey, Luke Laird | |
| 7. | "Temporary Home" | Underwood, Laird, Zac Maloy | |
| 8. | "Jesus, Take the Wheel/How Great Thou Art" | Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Brett James | |
| 9. | "Cowboy Casanova" | Underwood, James, Mike Elizondo | |
| 10. | "Get Out of This Town" | Lindsey, Sampson, Steve McEwan | |
| 11. | "Nobody Ever Told You" | Underwood, Lindsey, Laird | |
| 12. | "All-American Girl" | Underwood, Gorley, Kelley Lovelace | |
| 13. | "One Way Ticket" | Underwood, Laird, Kear | |
| 14. | "Leave Love Alone" | Lindsey, Sampson, Verges | |
| 15. | "Flat on the Floor" | Ashley Monroe, James | |
| 16. | "See You Again" | Underwood, Lindsey, David Hodges | |
| 17. | "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" | Underwood, Kear, Chris Tompkins | |
| 18. | "Before He Cheats" | Kear, Tompkins | |
| 19. | "I Know You Won't" | Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, McEwan | |
| 20. | "Blown Away" | Kear, Tompkins |
Commercial performance
editOn August 19, 2013, the DVD debuted at number 5 in the UK, being Underwood's first top 5 ever in the region.[4] It also debuted at number one on the Top Music Videos chart in the US, making Underwood the first core country artist to top the chart since 2011.[5] The DVD debuted at Number 3 on the Australian ARIA Music DVD chart, her highest charting position in the country.[6]
The DVD was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 26, 2013.[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
Ref |
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| Australian ARIA Music DVDs Chart | 3 | [8] |
| Canadian Top Music Videos | 1 | [9] |
| UK Video Charts | 5 | [10] |
| US Top Music Videos | 1 | [9] |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold |
References
edit- ^ a b "Carrie Underwood to Release Concert DVD on August 13! The Blown Away Tour: LIVE Read more". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ Wyland, Sarah. "Carrie Underwood Reveals The Blown Away Tour Live DVD Cover". GAC. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Carrie Underwood reveals live DVD track listing". USA Today. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Music Video Top 40 - 28th September 2013". Official Charts. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ Paul Grein August 20, 2013 9:23 PM (2013-08-20). "Week Ending Aug. 18, 2013. Albums: Luke Bryan's Big "Party" - Yahoo Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Music DVDs | Australia's Official Top 40 Music DVDs". ARIA Charts. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 17, 2014". riaa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Music DVDs Chart - 26/08/2013". ARIA Charts.
- ^ a b "Week Ending Aug. 18, 2013. Albums: Luke Bryan's Big "Party"". Yahoo! Music. 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Top 40 Music Video – 24th August 2013". The Official Charts. 24 August 2013.
- ^ "American video certifications – Carrie Underwood – The Blown Away Tour: Live". Recording Industry Association of America.