Super Bowl 57 National Anthem Prediction: How long will Chris Stapleton’s performance last?
Before teams can kick off at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona on Feb. 12, there’s one last important step: the national anthem. For a third year in a row, “The Star Spangled Banner” will be performed by a country star as Chris Stapleton has been announced as the anthem singer for Super Bowl 57.
It wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without prop bets and Sports Interaction has you covered with one of the most popular. From the first note to the last note sung, will Chris Stapleton’s performance last Over or Under 121.5 seconds (2:01.5)?
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Super Bowl Anthem History
The Star Spangled Banner has been performed at all but one Super Bowl since 1967 (“America the Beautiful” was sung in 1977). At 1:30, Billy Joel (2007) has the shortest recorded national anthem time since oddsmakers began setting the Over/Under for this prop in 2007. Alicia Keys (2013) has the longest clocked time, by far, at 2:35.
Only six of the last 16 anthems have surpassed two minutes. Last year’s singer, Mickey Guyton, was clocked at 1:50, hitting the Over. The total anthem time has gone Over seven times and Under eight since 2007. Kelly Clarkson’s time of 1:34 in 2012 is the only recorded Push in that timespan.
*Super Bowl national anthems since 2007
| Year | Singer | Over/Under Time | Actual Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Billy Joel | 1:44 | 1:30 | Under |
| 2008 | Jordin Sparks | 1:47 | 1:54 | Over |
| 2009 | Jennifer Hudson | 2:04 | 2:10 | Over |
| 2010 | Carrie Underwood | 1:41 | 1:47 | Over |
| 2011 | Christina Aguilera | 1:54 | 1:53 | Under |
| 2012 | Kelly Clarkson | 1:34 | 1:34 | Push |
| 2013 | Alicia Keys | 2:15 | 2:36 | Over |
| 2014 | Renee Fleming | 2:23 | 2:03 | Under |
| 2015 | Idina Menzel | 2:02 | 2:04 | Over |
| 2016 | Lady Gaga | 2:21 | 2:22 | Over |
| 2017 | Luke Bryan | 2:09 | 2:04 | Under |
| 2018 | Pink | 2:00 | 1:52 | Under |
| 2019 | Gladys Knight | 1:47 | 2:01 | Over |
| 2020 | Demi Lovato | 1:55 | 1:49 | Under |
| 2021 | Eric Church and Jazmine Sillivan | 1:59 | 2:17 | Over |
| 2022 | Mickey Guyton | 1:35 | 1:50 | Over |
| 2023 | Chris Stapleton | 2:05 | 2:02 | Under |
Who Is Chris Stapleton?
Kentucky native Chris Stapleton released his solo debut album Traveller in 2015 after performing as a vocalist in multiple bands over the last 20 years. The 44-year-old has won eight Grammy Awards, 10 Academy of Country Music Awards and 10 Country Music Association Awards. In 2019, he was recognized as the inaugural ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Decade and last November he was named CMA Male Vocalist of the Year.
Stapleton joins a long list of country singers to perform the Super Bowl national anthem. Mickey Guyton performed a gospel inspired rendition in 2022, while Eric Church and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan performed a duet the year before. Several other country stars have performed the national anthem in the 2000s, including Faith Hill (2000), the Chicks (2003), Carrie Underwood (2010) and Luke Bryan (2017).
Super Bowl 57 National Anthem Prediction
The trends say take the Under for this one. Let’s look at some quick stats. Exactly 10 of the last 15 solo artists to sing the anthem did it in less than 2:01.5 (121.5 seconds). And what about country singers? Going back even further, four of the nine shortest anthem performances since 1990 are by country singers, including two of the six total performances below 1:40.
Prediction: Take the Under.