NASHVILLE, TN  [Wednesday Aug.8.2007]  /WMQT.com/ -- Carrie Underwood¹s ³So Small² the first single from her upcoming album, sailed to a high region on the Billboard/R&R country airplay chart at #20, marking the highest chart entry by a solo country female in Nielsen BDS history.

Written by Carrie with Luke Laird and GRAMMY-winning songwriter Hillary Lindsey (who co-wrote three tracks on Carrie¹s debut disc, including the chart-topping ³Wasted² and ³Jesus, Take the Wheel²), ³So Small² was this week¹s most-added new single at Billboard/R&R and Country Aircheck. Serviced to country radio last Monday, with an official airplay impact date of today, ³So Small² is already spinning on a whopping 128 country reporting stations.

With its #20 debut at Billboard/R&R and a #25 entry Mediabase, the track also earns the distinction of becoming the highest debuting single of any country artist this year. Underwood¹s to-be-titled new album, which will include ³So Small,² arrives October 23.

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