Best Star Spangled Banner Performance Super Bowl

Whitney Houston Star Spangled Banner super bowl 1991 is a charity single recorded to raise funds. Her prerecorded Anthem is the best in NFL history.

The funds were raised for soldiers and families involved in the Persian Gulf War. Francis Scott Key and John Stafford Smith wrote the Star Spangles Banner.

Whitney took a field at Tampa Stadium and performed the anthem backed by Florida Orchestra on January 27, 1991. There were 115 million viewers in the US and 750 million worldwide Television.

The patriotic feeling of Whitney’s stirring cover resonated strongly with the public. Her performance was later used as a music video for the song.

During the Gulf War, her single was released in the US on February 12, 1991. It debuted at number 32 on the Bill Board Hot 100 Singles Chart and was her highest 1st-week chart entry.

The Star Spangled Banner became one of the fastest-selling singles in Arista’s history, with 750,000 copies sold in the first eight days. It re-entered Hot 100 Airplay in April 1991.

It’s the only anthem that rivals famous versions like Marvin Gaye (at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game) or Jose Feliciano (at the 1963 World Series). It’s gone down in history as of her most beloved performances.

The year Whitney sang at the super bowl, the food Bagel Bites was most popular as a snack as everyone tuned in.

Below is the list of the Top 10 best Super Bowl National Anthems of all time:

1. Whitney Houston (1991)
2. Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville, and Dr. John (2006)
3. Beyoncé (2004)
4. Luther Vandross (1997)
5. The Chicks (2003)
6. Lady Gaga (2016)
7. Renee Fleming (2014)
8. Mariah Carey (2002)
9. Faith Hill (2000)
10. Cher (1999)

National Anthem Super Bowl length history began at 1:16 seconds in 1967. It has been performed in every season till 57 by different performers.

The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band & UCLA Choir were the first performers of season 1.

A famous songwriter and singer sing the song. More different brands have also played the anthem in the vast majority. Vikki Carr sang “American The Beautiful” instead of the anthem in season 11 in 1977.

Since 1992, an American Sign Language (ASL) performer has sung the national anthem in ASL.

Beginning with Super Bowl 43 in 2009, “America the Beautiful” is sung before the national anthem every year and is followed by the presentation of the colors, and a military flyover precedes the anthem. 

In recognition of Black History Month, “Lift Every Voice And Sing” was sung before “America the Beautiful” and the national anthem starting in 2021.

The most recent performer in season 57 (2022) was Chris Stapleton with 2:01 seconds.

Here is a list of Super Bowl national anthem with their duration :

Shortest Super Bowl national anthem is by Neil Diamond at 1:02 seconds in season 21. He performed in the year 1987.

Neil Leslie Diamond is an American singer, songwriter, and one of the best-selling musicians ever. He has No. 1 singles on Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary Charts.

The singer was inducted into the Songwriter Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. He also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievements Award in 2018.

However, Dimond announced that he would stop touring after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Here below is the list of 10 shortest national anthems with the name of the performer, time, and year :

1. Neil Diamond – 1:02 (1977)
2. US Air Force Academy Chorale – 1:10 (1972)
3. Charley Pride – 1:10 Season 8 (1974)
4. Little Angels of Chicago’s Holy Angels Church – 1:12 (1973)
5. Tommy Loy (trumpet) – 1:13 (1971)
6. The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band & UCLA Choir – 1:16 (1967)
7. Cheryl Ladd – 1:18 (1980)
8. The Colgate Thirteen – 1:19 (1979)
9. San Francisco Boys and Girls Choirs – 1:21 (1985)
10. Helen O’Connell – 1:22 (1981)

Longest Anthem

Longest national anthem at Super Bowl is of 2:26 seconds by Alicia Keys in season 47. She performed in the year 2013 in New Orleans.

Alicia Augello Cook is a trained pianist who started to write songs when she was 12 and was signed by Columbia Records when she was 15. She released her debut album, Songs in Minor, in 2001.

The pianist has sold over 90 million of her records worldwide, making her one of the world’s best-selling music artists. She was also named as R&B/Hip Hop Artist Of The Year Decade 2000s by Billboard.

She has received 15 Grammy Awards, 17 NAACP Image Awards, 12 ASCAP Awards, and an award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The list of 10 longest national anthems with the performer name, time, and year is below :

1. Alicia Keys – 2:26 (2013)
2. Natalie Cole – 2:33 (1994)
3. Lady Gaga – 2:22 (2016)
4. Jazmine Sullivan & Eric Church – 2:16 (2021)
5. Jennifer Hudson – 2:10 (2009)
6. Aaron Neville & Aretha Franklin – 2:09 (2006)
7. Beyonce – 2:09 (2004)
8. Harry Connick Jr – 2:06 (1993)
9. Luke Bryan – 2:04 (2017)
10. Idina Menzel – 2:04 (2014)

Over under for Super Bowl 2023 came out to be under as Chris Stapleton sang it in 2:01 seconds. The prediction was for 2:05 seconds.

Similarly, in 2022, it was anticipated that Guyton’s anthem would last over 1:35 seconds, but it lasted up to 1:52 seconds, making it over.

Season 58 will take place on February 11, 2024. However, they have not announced the anthem performer.

Below is the list of over/under of the past 5 years :

• Chris Stapleton – Under (2023)
• Mickey Guyton – Over (2022)
• Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church – Over ( 2021)
• Demi Lovato – Under (2020)
• Gladys Knight – Over ( 2019)