Play On (Carrie Underwood album)

Play On
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
RecordedJuly 2008 – September 2009
StudioStarstruck Studios (Nashville)
Maratone Studios (Stockholm)
Germano Studios (New York City)
GenreCountry pop
Length48:20
Label
Producer
Carrie Underwood chronology
Carnival Ride
(2007)
Play On
(2009)
Blown Away
(2012)
Singles from Play On
  1. "Cowboy Casanova"
    Released: September 14, 2009
  2. "Temporary Home"
    Released: December 14, 2009
  3. "Undo It"
    Released: May 24, 2010
  4. "Mama's Song"
    Released: September 13, 2010

Play On is the third studio album by American country music singer Carrie Underwood. It was released in the United States on November 3, 2009, through Arista Nashville. Play On was produced by Mark Bright who also produced Underwood's Carnival Ride and seven other songs off of Some Hearts.[1]

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 318,000 copies, which was rated as the highest first-week sales for a female artist in 2009 upon release. It is her second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200, and her third to debut atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. As of October 2016, the album has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA, Platinum by the CRIA and Gold by the ARIA. Play On has since sold over three million copies worldwide. "Temporary Home" and "Mama's Song" were both nominated for Grammy Awards, while Play On was nominated for Album of the Year at both the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards and 2010 Country Music Association Awards, and won Favorite Country Album at the American Music Awards of 2010.

The album spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles — "Cowboy Casanova", "Temporary Home" and "Undo It", all of which certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA. The fourth single, "Mama's Song", reached number two on the chart and received a Gold certification from the RIAA. "Cowboy Casanova" achieved one of the biggest single-week upwards on the Billboard Hot 100 of all time, when it climbed from 96 to 11 in its second week.

  1. ^ Songfacts. "Play On by Carrie Underwood - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.