"Dirty Laundry" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, Storyteller (2015).
The song was written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, and Hillary Lindsey, with production from Jay Joyce, and was released as the fourth single from the album in the United States and Canada.
"[5] "It's a take on a cheater in a familiar way, with the lipstick on the collar and the red wine, and there's all these tell-tale signs that he was with another woman, and it shows on his dirty laundry," Underwood said of the song.
[8] Idolator praised the song stating it as "a remarkable one-two punch that blends clever lyrics with the muscular snap of arena country-rock".
"[10] AXS gave a positive review of the song, writing, "By far, "Dirty Laundry" is one of the singer's boldest and most musically adventurous singles of her career.
"[11] Following the release of the album, "Dirty Laundry" debuted at number 47 on the US Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending November 14, 2015,[12] selling 3,000 copies.
"Dirty Laundry" marks Underwood's twenty-fifth top ten single on the country charts.
[16] Underwood first performed the song live at the release party for the Storyteller album, at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City.