The backup singer needs some recognition for being able to keep up with Carrie’s vocals and pitch! She is phenomenal in her own right.

Props to the back-up singer as well!

This was the song that sealed the competition for her when she sang this as an idol contestant. Simon’s prediction of her not only winning the competition but selling more records than any other idol winners before her after her performance was spot on. She sounds even better here than when she sang this as an idol contestant. Glad she was able to do this full cover.

That backup singer us incredible

You need a powerful voice for this song. Carrie rocks it.

Wow that background singer was flawless too!

This is ALMOST as awesome as HEART!!! (Can't beat Ann and Nancy Wilson)!

Simon was right when he said Carrie would be the biggest star ever from American Idol. She has the looks and the voice.

The reason, this song fits Carrie so well. Carrie has the power to get up there, where a singer needs to get up high and Carrie gets up there without any trouble.

Backup singer from her American Idol performance is still miles better...

Carrie sings this like it were her own song...! Boooom

While Carrie is amazing, so is her background singer singing harmony!

I love Carrie Underwood and I got goosebumps listening to Carrie Underwood sing Alone by Heart. The young girl doing backup vocaling done a bloody good job too.

This lady can sing almost anything.... I don't think country is even her best genre.... She is a rock chick at heart...

Carrie Underwood is incredible!! Anyone who can sing an Ann Wilson tune like that has got to be God-gifted!

She has a voice straight from God. So much talent and puts the rest of the "music" industry crap now a days to shame.

This made me cry I remember watching her sing this on idol when I was a kid and being so blown away it was by far the most memorable idol performance

That background singer SAAAAANNNGG!!! What the? Who is she? I mean... I love Carrie... but DAMN! That background vocalist SLAYED the high harmony! What an extraordinary voice!

uh, I would say that is a fantastic rendition of that song!!

for Carrie to be sick while singing this, and still do this good is amazing. i will always love watching this performance! :)

Legend has it that they had to redo the walls the next day because Carrie's vocals tore the paint right off. I'm not particularly much of a Carrie Underwood fan but I get tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my skin every time I hear her sing this song. Fucking amazing

I could watch this every day for the rest of my life.

The duet with Ann Wilson and Heart pushed her even higher, better.

WOW.....She hits and holds those notes like no other......NO OTHER.

If anybody has the pipes like Ann Willson it is Carrie Hunderwood. Only Carrie can sing this song and do it right outside of Ann.

OMG such a powerful vocal! I swear this girl can sing anything! Love her!!!!

Simply OUTSTANDING. Not much else to say....

She is just crazy good, incredible performance!!!!!

not a fan of covers but carrie knocks the socks off

Carrie is an absolute World Class singer regardless of music genre

Unreal!

Everybody knows that song, she did so well on Idol and Heart paid her the ultimate compliment by having her sing it with them.

Thats a Masterpiece ..if someone does it better than the Original ...❤

How can someone be that beautiful and talented? 🤷‍♂️

For those who have had doubts about Carrie, her voice, was she in the big league vocally, or mainly just another pretty face - performing this particular song - which Ann Wilson owns - so well and with such power and range - definitely serves as proof that Carrie is the Real Deal. Major Talent....

Her back up singer is a straight up queen

I like the fact that reporters have stop challenging Carrie. Telling Carrie, you can't do this type of song or that type of song. Carrie then goes out and performs those type of songs that were mentioned. Reporter have simple given up doing that.

Carrie rocks! Her voice soars on this song! She has one of the best female voices on the planet. She is my favorite female singer of all time.

So I am a huge Heart fan ! I think Ann has one of the strongest and most powerful voices ever !! I also love Carrie and to see her do with just the power as Ann is amazing ! WOW

I could listen to Carrie sing this all day long....

Ann and Nancy would surely approve! For those of you that love to hear Carrie sing let me make a suggestion. Her new gospel album "My Savior " is amazing even if you're not a gospel fan. She has an angelic voice and amazing range. That's my two cents worth Lol

I wish Carrie makes a Pop-rockish album and cover this. She may be the Queen of the Country Music but she is unappreciated by country music awards.

ALONE, one of my favorite songs by HEART, my favorite girl band, ( THE SISTER ACT ) Carrie does a beautiful job here, with her interpretation, HAIL TO YOU BEAUTIFUL CARRIE!

She has a voice like an angel

@2:06 where so many have tried an failed in comparison to Ann. Props to Carrie. She's had plenty of practice singing this song. Love this women so much. One of the best singers around today.

Carrie's voice is like pure liquid gold. Wow!!!

If you notice at the end of this video. When Carrie holds onto the word "Alone" for so long. Jamie stop singing, like smile and look like, no thanks. I am not doing that. That is the main difference with Carrie and other singers. Carrie can hold it for so long. And lot of other singers can't do that. Of course, she did that a few times on Idol, and Paula said very few artists can do that.

STUNNING GIVES ME CHILLS..STRONG PERFORMANCE

Well......it’s 2021.......and yes......I had come and get another dose! What an amazing voice and such beautiful person ! Thankyou Lord !

This is the song that Carrie Underwood sang which I KNEW she was going to win Idol.

that backing singer is amazing..... turn up the volume

I think Carrie surprise everybody with this performance. Since everybody, who watched Carrie performed it on Idol. But that 90 second clip. Where as here, it is the full version of it.

Carrie is at her best when she let's go and belts it. She is fireball that should not restrain herself. She's got it.

What a set of pipes on her ... man , She hits notes that make your hair stand straight up !!! .... Listen to her sing ''How Great Thou Art '' with Vince Gill .... What a voice , best i have heard in a long while .

It's beautiful because she knows HEART and obviously loves this song. It's not just talent, it's emotion.

WOW!!!!!BLOWN AWAY!

Man, can she ever sing.Wow.

God dam Carrie is smoking hot 🔥 and with an incredible vocalist.

❤ Good job, sweetheart. Looking FINE LOVE ❤️ YOU TOO JON!!!!!!!🎉🎉

She's amazing. seriously.

Still watching in 2019!!!!

Who puts a thumbs down on this? It's freaking incredible!!!! I've listened to it so many times. One of the best voices in all of music.

love her reaction to the crowd screaming lol

Without knowing who she was I knew she would make it big,I saw her in a tv ad,didn t think any until some time later,she was singing some Jesus song,I don t buy cd s but I bought hers,she made it big,couldn t have happened to a nicer girl,may Messiah's Father keep you beautiful ⭐

I knew Carrie Underwood could sing but wow this was good she has gift and that background vocalist was no joke also!!!

She is incredible!!!!

I like when it comes to higher parts of this song, and her band members can't grinning because of high she can go with such ease. And Jamie, gave that quirky smile, like telling the audience, no I am not going up there. She knows she can't get up there. Carrie does it with such ease and everybody else has to strain to get up there.

Carrie slays this song! Those high notes... girl can sing! Sounds like it could be a single on her next album

Man ! She puts goosebumps on me ! Awesome 👏

THAT was sheer PERFECTION. Unreal!

it’s Nov-2020 and i’m STILL slayed by Carrie and her voice🔥🎤

Carrie slayed this song! Best version I've ever heard so far.

I was wondering if she would hit that insane note, and she friggn nailed it like Ann used to do. Awesome!

I'm just floored. I new Carrie was the it.. but damn!

She is absolutely amazing.... absolute Goodness!

Wow!!!

Next to Ann Wilson, this is the best cover of this song and the 1st time I heard Carrie sing the whole song since she sang a snippet on Idol. Amazing. I wish she would do an album in between her country albums of nothing but covers of her favorite songs. That would be an outstanding CD I would run to go buy. She can do this while she is pregnant with her 2nd child. Haha. Honestly, I hope she does because it would not be like she was deserting her country roots, but just having fun and really showing everyone what all she can do. She can even throw an original rock song too. What an awesome idea

Awesome Job!!!!!....with this song Carrie Underwood!!!!❤🙂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I love Carrie Underwood

WOW Carrie totally nailed that just blown away but there will never be another like Ann WIlson

I wish she would record this! So good

Omg Carrie, you go girl! You nailed it!

I love this cover, she is phenomenal!!

Wow! that back-up singer though...

she's the simply the best.... If Carrie would do the best of the ladies that rock album.. it would be in the top 5 of all time

I think iHeartRadio was asking the same question everyone else was asking. What can Carrie do with the full version of this song. Carrie did an excellent job with it.

I’m still watching this in 2019! ❤️❤️❤️😍😍

There is nothing she can't do. Just brilliant.

YAAAAAAASSS CARRIE YAAAAAAS!!!! 2:06 YAAAAAAAASSSS 3:28 She smiles cause she knows she owned that shyt.

Damnnn! The Heart sisters were loving this I bet! 🤘🏽

THAT WAS FREAKIN AWESOME!!! Carrie is amazing and this song is so fantastic! Check out that backup singer too! She was amazing too. You gotta be pretty fabulous to back Carrie Underwood, but that backup part is a high one! Great job equally pretty, and super soprano backup singer girl!

Every time she sings, I cry! AMAZING

Carrie was sick in this performance, and she STILL destroys "Rachel." LOL at you saying that Rachel was "holding back." Sure didn't seem that way when she painfully croaked out that high note that was so clearly out of her range. You know...the same note that Carrie NAILED? :)

man.... kudos to that gorgeous background singer for hitting those super high notes... she rocks.... whomever she may be...

I don't get why people hate on carrie so much when she does a cover. everyone always says that nothing compares to the orginal and that she cant compare to the original singer. ok ? so what ? its a cover. covers are supposed to be a different variation. personally I think she can sing the hell out of any song that she covers. she does a far better job then most do

Somethings in life just aren't fair. Have that AMAZING voice, but you have to look like her. Plus a handsome husband and 2 beautiful kids. Maybe we need to do a telethon or a go raise me web page. Probably the best version of this song I've ever heard.

Just superb! Incredibly tough to perform but Carrie does the Wilson sisters proud for sure. Strong voice and performance.

She made me cry 😭 Ann Wilson was the only other one to get me to do this she did AMAZING 🤩

I love everything she sings

Did the camera work piss off anyone else?