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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Super_Bowl_XLI_Pepsi_Halftime.png/150px-Super_Bowl_XLI_Pepsi_Halftime.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Super_Bowl_XLI_Pepsi_Halftime.png 1.5x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">February 4, 2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headliner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Special guests</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marching_100" title="Marching 100">Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sponsor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pepsi" title="Pepsi">Pepsi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Don_Mischer" title="Don Mischer">Don Mischer Productions</a> and White Cherry Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_halftime_shows" title="List of Super Bowl halftime shows">Super Bowl halftime show</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.1em;"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL#Halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XL">XL</a><br />(2006) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.1em padding-left: 0.1em;"><b>XLI</b><br />(2007) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.1em;"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLII#Halftime" title="Super Bowl XLII">XLII</a><br />(2008) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Super Bowl XLI halftime show</b> took place on February 4, 2007 at <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a>. It was headlined by <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_development">Background and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The executive producer of the show was <a href="/wiki/Don_Mischer" title="Don Mischer">Don Mischer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mischer's company, Mischer Productions, was the executive producer and director. White Cherry Entertainment, run by <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Kirshner" title="Ricky Kirshner">Ricky Kirshner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Weiss" title="Glenn Weiss">Glenn Weiss</a>, were also executive producers.<sup id="cite_ref-superbowl.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-superbowl.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The production designer was Bruce Rogers.<sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mischner Productions and White Cherry Entertainment had earlier signed an agreement to produce marquee events, like the entertainment surrounding the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Kickoff_Game" title="NFL Kickoff Game">NFL Kickoff Game</a>, throughout the <a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006 NFL season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-superbowl.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-superbowl.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the first time, <a href="/wiki/Pepsi" title="Pepsi">Pepsi</a> was the sponsor of the halftime show.<sup id="cite_ref-superbowl.com_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-superbowl.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would return to sponsoring halftime shows with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XLVII halftime show">Super Bowl XLVII</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having, in the past, been uninterested in performing in a Super Bowl halftime show, in 2006, Prince expressed interest.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Executives that were in charge of booking an act for the halftime show visited Prince in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this meeting, Prince and three members of his backing band <a href="/wiki/New_Power_Generation" title="New Power Generation">New Power Generation</a> performed for the executives, which convinced the executives that he would be the proper act to perform at the upcoming Super Bowl's halftime show.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was announced as the performer on December 10.<sup id="cite_ref-superbowl.com_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-superbowl.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2006, representatives of Prince reached out to Julian White, the director of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_A%26M_University" title="Florida A&M University">Florida A&M University</a>, and managed to get the band to agree to performing in the show.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The involvement of the marching band was largely kept a secret, with New Power Generation <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboardist</a> Morris Hayes having later shared that he did not know of their inclusion until the first <a href="/wiki/Rehearsal" title="Rehearsal">rehearsal</a> that included them.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members of the marching band were not told themselves until roughly a month before the show that they would be performing in the halftime show.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the ideas Mischer contributed was to have the marching band adorned with illuminated tape, so that would be more visible.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the centerpiece visual effects utilized involved projecting Prince's <a href="/wiki/Silhouette" title="Silhouette">silhouette</a> onto a large screen that he stood behind. Air was utilized to make the screen stand erect.<sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This effect was one that Don Mischer had first utilized for the <a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony">1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much of Prince's rehearsals were in the city of <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>, where Prince had <a href="/wiki/Per4ming_Live_3121" class="mw-redirect" title="Per4ming Live 3121">a residency show</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They used tape to outline the shape of the stage, as they did not have the actual stage available to them for their Las Vegas rehearsals.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the days before the show, Prince and his band rehearsed in a <a href="/wiki/Tent" title="Tent">tent</a> adjacent to the stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince and his supporting performers only had a single rehearsal on the stadium's field.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his pre-performance joint <a href="/wiki/Press_conference" title="Press conference">press conference</a> with <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">national anthem</a> performer <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a>, which halftime and national anthem performers conventionally hold, rather than taking questions, Prince gave the press a mini-concert.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hundreds of volunteers helped to assemble and disassemble the stage.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the stage setup, volunteers accidentally ran over a power cable with a rolling part of the stage. A member of the lighting crew responded to the issue by holding the severed ends of the cable in place with his hands for the entire duration of the show.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billiondollar_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billiondollar-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weather">Weather</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Weather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The weather during the game had been rainy, and this inclement weather continued into Prince's performance, which took place during a downpour.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Notably, it began raining during the performance of “Purple Rain.” This was the first occasion in which it rained during a Super Bowl halftime show.<sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was potential hazard due to the material the stage was made of, as it gets slippery when wet, and, adding to the risk, Prince and his dancers were wearing <a href="/wiki/High-heeled_shoe" title="High-heeled shoe">high-heeled shoes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further hazard was that <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a> were used.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prince is said to have reveled in the weather, with some involved in the show later reporting that Prince asked if the show-runners could "make it rain harder".<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show was approximately 12 minutes in duration.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SBNation_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBNation-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince wore a turquoise suit and had a <a href="/wiki/Durag" title="Durag">durag</a> in over hair.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hoekstra_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoekstra-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He performed on a large stage shaped like his signature "love symbol".<sup id="cite_ref-Hoekstra_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoekstra-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The edges of the stage had <a href="/wiki/Neon_lighting" title="Neon lighting">neon lighting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thespaces_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thespaces-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the show, he was accompanied by his backing band New Power Generation.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also accompanied by the duo "The Twinz", which consisted of <a href="/wiki/Identical_twins" class="mw-redirect" title="Identical twins">identical twins</a> Maya and Nandy McClean, who had previously toured with Prince.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, for some songs, he was further accompanied by the Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The marching band had their uniforms adorned with illuminated tape.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The performance began with an intro featuring the song "<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-caroCT_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caroCT-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fireworks were launched during this intro, and lighting effects simulating <a href="/wiki/Lightning" title="Lightning">lightning</a> were also utilized.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prince then came on stage, rising via a stage <a href="/wiki/Elevator" title="Elevator">elevator</a>, and performed his hit song "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Crazy" title="Let's Go Crazy">Let's Go Crazy</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hoekstra_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoekstra-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this song, Prince included an <a href="/wiki/Ad-libbed" class="mw-redirect" title="Ad-libbed">ad-libbed</a> <a href="/wiki/Call_and_response" title="Call and response">call and response</a> from the crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-Sanneh_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sanneh-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Now joined by the Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band, he performed a medley of his songs "<a href="/wiki/Baby_I%27m_a_Star" title="Baby I'm a Star">Baby I'm a Star</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/1999_(Prince_song)" title="1999 (Prince song)">1999</a>" and the <a href="/wiki/Creedence_Clearwater_Revival" title="Creedence Clearwater Revival">Creedence Clearwater Revival</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Proud_Mary" title="Proud Mary">Proud Mary</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SBNation_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBNation-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He then performed a medley of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>'s song "<a href="/wiki/All_Along_the_Watchtower" title="All Along the Watchtower">All Along the Watchtower</a>" and the <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a>' song "<a href="/wiki/Best_of_You" title="Best of You">Best of You</a>". For these songs, the marching band's instruments were not utilized.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the final song of the performance, he performed his own hit "<a href="/wiki/Purple_Rain_(song)" title="Purple Rain (song)">Purple Rain</a>". The marching band again instrumentally accompanied him for the song.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the song's <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">guitar solo</a>, Prince played his guitar positioned behind a screen that had risen from under the stage, having his silhouette projected onto the screen.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the inclement weather and the nature of the lighting effects, a portion of the performance appeared to take place during a literal "purple rain." Fireworks were again launched at the end of the song.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The performance was widely acclaimed. Kelefa Sanneh of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> wrote that the performance would "surely go down as one of the most thrilling halftime shows ever; certainly the most unpredictable, and perhaps the best."<sup id="cite_ref-Sanneh_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sanneh-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Caro, of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i>, wrote that Prince's performance, "for once, justified the existence of a mini-concert sandwiched between halves of football."<sup id="cite_ref-caroCT_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caroCT-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many have opined that the rainy weather actually added to the performance, especially during Prince's rendition of "Purple Rain".<sup id="cite_ref-showbizcheatsheet_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showbizcheatsheet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-caroCT_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-caroCT-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-variety_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Numerous outlets have retrospectively ranked the performance the best Super Bowl halftime show performance.<sup id="cite_ref-variety_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further outlets have ranked it among the best.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_reception">Commercial reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Commercial reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prince's physical album sales increased to 31,000 in the week after his performance, as compared to 14,000 the week before.<sup id="cite_ref-billboardsales_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardsales-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="SoundScan">SoundScan</a>, his digital sales increased to 102,000 in the week after his performance, as compared to the 59,000 the week prior.<sup id="cite_ref-billboardsales_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboardsales-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, his sales on <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a> increased 700%.<sup id="cite_ref-billiondollar_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billiondollar-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Setlist">Setlist</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Setlist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>" (Intro)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Crazy" title="Let's Go Crazy">Let's Go Crazy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I%27m_a_Star" title="Baby I'm a Star">Baby I'm a Star</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Proud_Mary" title="Proud Mary">Proud Mary</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/1999_(Prince_song)" title="1999 (Prince song)">1999</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Along_the_Watchtower" title="All Along the Watchtower">All Along the Watchtower</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Best_of_You" title="Best of You">Best of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Purple_Rain_(song)" title="Purple Rain (song)">Purple Rain</a>"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_XLI_halftime_show&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There was some controversy that, during a portion of the show where Prince was silhouetted onto a screen, the placement of his <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a> was <a href="/wiki/Phallic" class="mw-redirect" title="Phallic">phallic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oralhistory_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oralhistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MiamiWilson_6-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiWilson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SBNation_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBNation-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Smoking_Gun" title="The Smoking Gun">The Smoking Gun</a> reported that in excess of 150 people had complained to the <a href="/wiki/FCC" class="mw-redirect" title="FCC">FCC</a> about the Super Bowl broadcast, with the majority of complaints being about either this or a <a href="/wiki/Snickers" title="Snickers">Snickers</a> commercial which featured two men kissing.<sup 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prime_time" title="Prime time">Prime-time</a> results</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Network_Thursday_Night_Football_results_(2006%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Network Thursday Night Football results (2006–present)"><i>Thursday Night Football</i> results (2006–present)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_on_CBS_announcers" title="List of NFL on CBS announcers">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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href="/wiki/List_of_Playoff_Bowl_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Playoff Bowl broadcasters">Playoff Bowl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-US based games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bills_Toronto_Series" title="Bills Toronto Series">Bills Toronto Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Sunday_(1977_film)" title="Black Sunday (1977 film)">Black Sunday</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bottlegate" title="Bottlegate">Bottlegate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bounty_Bowl" title="Bounty Bowl">Bounty Bowl series</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fortune_Cookie" title="The Fortune Cookie">The Fortune Cookie</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady%E2%80%93Peyton_Manning_rivalry" title="Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry">Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colts%E2%80%93Patriots_rivalry" title="Colts–Patriots rivalry">Colts–Patriots rivalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Patriots_rivalry" title="Broncos–Patriots rivalry">Broncos–Patriots rivalry</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hail_Murray" title="Hail Murray">Hail Murray</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hit_(Chuck_Bednarik)" title="The Hit (Chuck Bednarik)">"The Hit" (Chuck Bednarik)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1989 Green Bay Packers season">"The Instant Replay Game"</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Miracle_at_the_Meadowlands" title="Miracle at the Meadowlands">Miracle at the Meadowlands</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Miracle_in_Miami" title="Miracle in Miami">Miracle in Miami</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Miracle_in_Motown" title="Miracle in Motown">Miracle in Motown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Madhouse_in_Maryland" title="Madhouse in Maryland">Madhouse in Maryland</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles_Santa_Claus_incident" title="Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident">Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1990 Dallas Cowboys season">"Porkchop Bowl"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots%E2%80%93New_York_Giants_game" title="2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game">16–0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Bowl_(1985)" title="Snow Bowl (1985)">Snow Bowl (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Bowl_(2017)" title="Snow Bowl (2017)">Snow Bowl (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Dempsey" title="Tom Dempsey">Tom Dempsey's 63-yard field goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Tucker" title="Justin Tucker">Justin Tucker's 66-yard field goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Marshall_(defensive_end)" title="Jim Marshall (defensive end)">"The Wrong Way Run"</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Postseason lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/49ers%E2%80%93Cowboys_rivalry" title="49ers–Cowboys rivalry">49ers–Cowboys rivalry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Block_(American_Football)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Block (American Football)">The Block</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Catch_(American_football)" title="The Catch (American football)">The Catch</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Deflategate" title="Deflategate">Deflategate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fog_Bowl_(American_football)" title="Fog Bowl (American football)">The Fog Bowl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hail_Mary_pass" title="Hail Mary pass">The Hail Mary</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1967 NFL Championship Game">The Ice Bowl</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Pittsburgh%E2%80%93Indianapolis)" title="2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)">Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Miracle" title="Mile High Miracle">Mile High Miracle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy">Nipplegate</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tuck_Rule_Game" title="Tuck Rule Game">The Tuck Rule Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/2021_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Buffalo%E2%80%93Kansas_City)" title="2021 AFC Divisional playoff game (Buffalo–Kansas City)">13 Seconds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Holiday lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">NFL on Thanksgiving Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Christmas games">Christmas games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS_music" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL on CBS music">Music</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty" title="The Secret Life of Walter Mitty">Confidence</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fly,_Robin,_Fly" title="Fly, Robin, Fly">Fly, Robin, Fly</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_on_You" title="Crazy on You">Crazy on You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jan_Stoeckart" title="Jan Stoeckart">Horizontal Hold</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moviendo_Caderas" title="Moviendo Caderas">Moviendo Caderas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_My_City" title="In My City">In My City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Posthumus_Zone" title="Posthumus Zone">Posthumus Zone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Theme/Cantina_Band" title="Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band">Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Winner_Takes_It_All" title="The Winner Takes It All">The Winner Takes It All</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_NFL_championship" title="History of the NFL championship">NFL Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1964 NFL Championship Game">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1965 NFL Championship Game">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1966 NFL Championship Game">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1967 NFL Championship Game">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1968 NFL Championship Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1969 NFL Championship Game">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game" title="NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 NFC Championship Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 NFC Championship Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 NFC Championship Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 NFC Championship Game">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 NFC Championship Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 NFC Championship Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 NFC Championship Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 NFC Championship Game">1977</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-<a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL–NFL merger</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_I" title="Super Bowl I">I</a> (<a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_II" title="Super Bowl II">II</a> (<a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">IV</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">NFC</a> package carrier<br />(<a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a>–<a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VI" title="Super Bowl VI">VI</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_VIII" title="Super Bowl VIII">VIII</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X" title="Super Bowl X">X</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XII" title="Super Bowl XII">XII</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV" title="Super Bowl XIV">XIV</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI" title="Super Bowl XVI">XVI</a> (<a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVIII" title="Super Bowl XVIII">XVIII</a> (<a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXI" title="Super Bowl XXI">XXI</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIV" title="Super Bowl XXIV">XXIV</a> (<a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVI" title="Super Bowl XXVI">XXVI</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">AFC</a> package carrier<br />(<a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a>–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXV" title="Super Bowl XXXV">XXXV</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">XXXVIII</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">XLI</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">XLIV</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII" title="Super Bowl XLVII">XLVII</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" title="Super Bowl 50">50</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII" title="Super Bowl LIII">LIII</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV" title="Super Bowl LV">LV</a> (<a href="/wiki/2020_NFL_season" title="2020 NFL season">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVIII" title="Super Bowl LVIII">LVIII</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_NFL_season" title="2023 NFL season">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LXII" title="Super Bowl LXII">LXII</a> (<a href="/wiki/2027_NFL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 NFL season">2027</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Super_Bowl_LXVI&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Super Bowl LXVI (page does not exist)">LXVI</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=2031_NFL_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2031 NFL season (page does not exist)">2031</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_halftime_shows" title="List of Super Bowl halftime shows">Halftime shows</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_X_halftime_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl X halftime show">X (1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XIV_halftime_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl XIV halftime show">XIV (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XVI_halftime_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl XVI halftime show">XVI (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XXXV halftime show">XXXV (2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show">XXXVIII (2003)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">XLI (2006)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XLIV halftime show">XLIV (2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl XLVII halftime show">XLVII (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_50_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl 50 halftime show">50 (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LIII halftime show">LIII (2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LV halftime show">LV (2020)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVIII_halftime_show" title="Super Bowl LVIII halftime show">LVIII (2023)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_Pro_Bowl" title="1966 Pro Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Pro_Bowl" title="1967 Pro Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Pro_Bowl" title="1968 Pro Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Pro_Bowl" title="1969 Pro Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pro_Bowl" title="1970 Pro Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Pro_Bowl" title="1971 Pro Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pro_Bowl" title="1973 Pro Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pro_Bowl" title="2007 Pro Bowl">2007</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NFL_Honors" title="NFL Honors">NFL Honors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="2nd Annual NFL Honors">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="5th Annual NFL Honors">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="8th Annual NFL Honors">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="10th Annual NFL Honors">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Annual_NFL_Honors" title="13th Annual NFL Honors">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1256394678">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-solo .navbox-title{background-color:#f0e68c}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-vocal .navbox-title{background-color:#f4bf92}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-non-perform .navbox-title{background-color:#bfe0bf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-group .navbox-title{background-color:#b0c4de}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-cover .navbox-title{background-color:#d8bfd8}.mw-parser-output .navbox-musical-artist-classical .navbox-title{background-color:#b0e0e6}.mw-parser-output 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