Carrie Underwood Debuts "Temporary Home"

Five-time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood, fresh from earning her fifth Grammy trophy last Sunday, has yet another huge hit with the country crooner's heartfelt new single, "Temporary Home," Tuesday, the powerful video companion to the ballad track debut on iTunes with a two-day (February 2 and 3) exclusive for purchase and download. The powerful video for "Temporary Home" will make its television debut Today on both GAC and CMT.
"Temporary Home," written by Zac Maloy, Luke Laird and co-written by the American Idol alum, is the second smash taken from Underwood's third Platinum-certified studio album "Play On." It comes out following lead single "Cowboy Casanova" and was showcased live by the 26-year-old on a November 2009 episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien". A music video, made from a live performance from CMT's "Invitation Only", was originally released to promote this single, before a real one was made. The song with fully-invested emotion provides a glimpse at the person behind the artist.
Underwood's videos have consistently been major fan-favorites, and the new melancholy video for "Temporary Home" witnesses the 2010 winner of Grammys' Best Country Collaboration with vocals gave a tear-jerking performance. A little kid is sent to a foster home, a mother searches for work in the cold, and Underwood is crying and sitting on the back seat of a cab on her way to the hospital to visit her ailing on-screen grandfather in the most depressing dialogue-break to come in the middle of a music video. In a touching moment, she and the old man reveal how they care about each other. As touching as the video is, we're a little annoyed that Underwood sings exactly what is happening on the screen. Yes, country songs are known to tell stories, and the story of "Temporary Home" is what we see on-screen. As a result, "Temporary Home" has a very dull emotional affect and Underwood's vocal is beautifully delicate, and the downtempo pace of the song grants a welcome reprieve for her typically bombastic production.
The reviews of the song have been favorable. Billboard gave a positive review saying that "Hope reverberates through the scenarios as each character senses that life on Earth is but a temporary trial. Vocally, she has never sounded more heartfelt and compelling. 'Temporary Home' is a powerful song that's stirring but not preachy, and Underwood's performance is sure to resonate strongly with listeners." The recently-engaged singer is expected to belt out the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl XLIV pre-game show at the Sun Life Stadium in South Florida on this coming up Sunday!