“Jesus, Take the Wheel” is an award winning song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. It is the first single from Carrie Underwood’s debut album, Some Hearts.
The song debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and eventually spent six weeks as No. 1. That ties Underwood with several other female artists — including Kitty Wells, Faith Hill and Taylor Swift — as runners-up for the longest-running No. 1 song by a solo female artist; the record is held by Connie Smith (1964’s “Once a Day”).
It proved to be a crossover hit, eventually making it to number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and selling around 1.171 million digital downloads.
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” was certified Platinum by the RIAA in April 2006.
During the fifth season of American Idol, Carrie Underwood went back to the show to perform the song.
On December 11, 2006, Oprah Winfrey held an “iTunes” concert featuring Carrie Underwood, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and Tony Bennet. Carrie performed “Jesus, Take the Wheel” there.
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” finished 4th on the 2006 Year-End Hot Country Songs Chart.
On August, 2008, “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was reported to have been sold more than 1 million ringtones and was certified Platinum, making Carrie the first country artist ever to have two songs hit Platinum Mastertone status.
