What did fans, critics think of Charlie Puth's Super Bowl LX performance?

USA Today national music writer Melissa Ruggieri also approved. 

"Puth, 34, backed by a small orchestra, was pitch-perfect on the song and seemed in awe of his surroundings as he ran his hands through his hair to look skyward at the flyover," wrote Ruggieri in a column after the performance.

Unlike many renditions of the National Anthem, Puth's performance wasn't too long. Per former ESPN reporter Darren Rovell, his performance lasted roughly one minute and 50 seconds. The average length is usually closer to two minutes but sometimes goes a little longer.

It should be no surprise that Puth crushed it. He's not only a talented artist, but he also practiced the song constantly after being named the singer for the National Anthem in December 2025. 

"I think the best way for me to approach it specifically is, the arrangement is everything for me," the New Jersey native told Apple Music before Super Bowl LX. "I always reverse engineer how I hear my own music in my head, and then it's just pulling it apart and making it a feasible product to hold. I've been rehearsing this in my head for months, if that makes sense." 

Puth releases his next album, "Whatever's Clever!" on March 27. Perhaps he'll have more Spotify downloads on that track and become a bigger artist like Swift wanted.