Blown Away

Blown Away is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood. It was released on May 1, 2012, through 19 Recordings and Arista Nashville. Developed over nearly a year following her third headlining tour, Play On Tour, the album presents a deliberate shift in Underwood's artistic direction, as she sought to step away from her established image and engage with darker and more narrative-driven material. It was supported by four singles, "Good Girl", "Blown Away", "Two Black Cadillacs", and "See You Again" as well as the Blown Away Tour which included international dates and Underwood's first concert in the United Kingdom.

Blown Away is a pop album that expands on Underwood's pop-country foundation by leaning more heavily into pop-oriented production while incorporating dramatic, weather-themed imagery. Produced by Mark Bright, it features Underwood as a co-writer on eight of its 14 tracks and balances assertive, uptempo songs such as "Good Girl" with darker narratives, including "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs", alongside lighter, genre-inflected material elsewhere on the record.

Upon release, Blown Away debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Underwood's third consecutive studio album to top the chart, and it achieved multi-platinum certifications in several countries. Critically, it received generally favorable reviews and several industry honors, winning at the 2012 American Music Awards and 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia. It was also nominated for various awards, namely the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, Billboard Music Awards and World Music Awards.