Carrie Underwood Takes Fans Behind-the-Scenes of Her Sexy ‘Dirty Laundry’ Video

Giving fans an inside look at the making of the video, Underwood exposes the real inspiration behind the treatment and why the track is taking on a more subtle meaning behind getting back at an ex.

Written by Kelly Brickey
Carrie Underwood Takes Fans Behind-the-Scenes of Her Sexy ‘Dirty Laundry’ Video

Putting a modern spin on an old classic tale, Carrie Underwood is redefining revenge with an ‘I couldn’t care less’ attitude in the new music video for her current single, “Dirty Laundry.” Giving fans an inside look at the making of the video, Underwood exposes the real inspiration behind the treatment and why the track is taking on a more subtle meaning behind getting back at an ex.

Filing down the video to a simple black-and-white approach, the scenes go back and forth between performances from Underwood and cryptic symbols related to the theme of infidelity. Despite making it clear that the cheater is in the wrong, the country star didn’t want to take the track to the extremes by recreating scenes from the likes of another rather familiar hit in her repertoire.

“It’s just done in such a, like, nonchalant way. It’s not too angry. It’s not too, ‘I’m gonna get revenge.’ It’s not too ‘Before He Cheats.’ It’s more like, ‘You know what? I’m over it, I don’t care. I’m done,” she explains in the behind-the-scenes clips.

She also felt more comfortable working with Shane Drake, a director she’s come to know and love for his work and allowing her to insert her opinion into the pieces for a dynamic direction.

“Shane Drake has been a lot of fun to work with,” Underwood says. “I can, like, see him in my peripheral vision getting excited about things, which is great for me because most of the time in front of the cameras, I’m like, ‘Does it look ok? Am I doing stuff right?’”

Fans can check out the on-set look with Underwood and keep up with her busy schedule leading up to hosting the CMA Awards in November through her website.