 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Iye nemunyori wenziyo Josh Kear vakanyora mutengesi ane maplatinamu akawanda Before He Cheats, yakaimbwa naCarrie Underwood uye yakabudiswa muna 2007. Yakanzi 2007 Single of the Year neCountry Music Association. Tompkins akahwina 2007 MusicRow Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year mubairo uye akaremekedzwa seAlabama Music Hall of Fame munyori wenziyo wegore. Gore rakatevera racho Before He Cheats yakawana zvikamu zvinoverengeka pa50th Grammy Awards, kusanganisira Rwiyo Rwenyika Rwegore. Pavakanga vari pamakwikwi aya Tompkins akaita ushamwari naTom Higgenson weboka reindie rock Plain White Ts. Vakakurumidza kutanga kushandira pamwe, uye Tompkins kubvira ipapo akanyora nziyo dzinoverengeka pane maalbum avo, kusanganisira Welcome To Mystery inoratidzwa mufirimu Almost Alice inotamba naJohnny Depp. 