Daddy (song)
| Daddy | |
|---|---|
| Beyoncé Knowles | |
| publication | June 3, 2003 |
| length | 4:58 |
| Genre (s) | R&B |
| text | Beyoncé Knowles, Mark Batson |
| album | Dangerously in love |
Daddy is a song by the American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles from her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003). The song was written by Knowles with Mark Batson. The song was not originally intended to appear as a "bonus track" on the album, but Knowles had the opportunity to include more material for the album after the album's release date was postponed once. Daddy was released as a promo single on June 3, 2003 on US iTunes through their Columbia Records label.
Knowles stated that the song is about the dedication and loyalty of her father and manager, Mathew Knowles. Many of the songs on the album treat relationships as the main theme. However, Daddy describes a daughter-father relationship in a direct way.
background
Knowles wrote Daddy with Mark Batson. It was released as a "bonus track" on the album Dangerously in Love , the fifteenth and final track. Knowles originally had no plans to have the song appear on the album. However, she got positive feedback on her songs, which she took as an opportunity to work on more material for the album, including Daddy . Knowles recorded over forty-three songs for Dangerously in Love . The recordings were overseen by her father, Mathew. The song was released on June 3, 2003 as a promo single in the United States by their record company Columbia Records on iTunes . The song also appeared on the soundtrack album for Tyler Perry 's 2007 film Daddy's Little Girls .
Also content from Daddy , Knowles told MTV News :
“My mother and father have lived together for 23 to 24 years, and I've seen everything. My father was always there for my mother and for our family and for me and my sister and [my cousin] Kelly Rowland . This loyalty and his strength is the reason why I wrote to Daddy . "
composition
Daddy is an almost five minute long R&B song. In the first verse of the song, Knowles remembers the times with her father and manager Mathew Knowles, from childhood to adulthood. She sings about wanting a husband like her father. This is made clear in this line of text: "I treasure every irreplaceable memory and that's why I want my unborn son to be like my daddy, I want my husband to be like my daddy, there is no one else like my daddy."
criticism
About.com's Mark Edward Nero stated that Daddy may only have been written for the soundtrack album for Daddy's Little Girls and may have been used at a "crucial point in the movie." He saw the song's title as a reference to Knowles' friendly relationship with Jay-Z and the emerging rumors of whether they were going to get married. Nero added that many fans will be wondering what happens next in their relationship. Marc Anthony Neal of the international online magazine PopMatters called Daddy the "most influential" title of Dangerously in Love . He wrote that the song is a tribute to her father Mathew Knowles and stated that Knowles “includes the man who made the artistic leap of Dangerously in Love possible.” At the end of his testimony, he said, “When the audience turns fifteen and the last tracks on the album come, they will be so surprised and excited by Beyoncé's diversity that they will find the song good. "
Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine said of the album: "It starts with energy in Crazy in Love (2003) and ends with Daddy , a five-minute tribute to her manager and father, an anthology of vocal and lyrical stereotypes." MTV News wrote that Daddy differs from other love songs on the album, it is a "direct message" to her closest caregiver. The Washington Post's Allison Stewart described Daddy as a "creepy bonus title." Spence D. from IGN Music explained that Daddy does not describe a daughter-father relationship, but a man-woman relationship: "I want a husband who is just like my father."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thread editors: Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously In Love . In: Thread Magazine . Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Beyoncé Knowles : Dangerously in Love (album, CD) . Ed .: Sony Music Entertainment . 2003.
- ↑ a b c d Marc Anthony Neal: Beyoncé: Dangerously in Love . In: PopMatters . July 11, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e Correy Moss: Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love - Part 2 . MTV News . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ Daddy - Single Beyoncé , iTunes Store US . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ Daddy's Little Girl (soundtrack) , Amazon UK . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b Anthony DeCurtis: Album Reviews: Dangerously in Love . In: Rolling Stone . July 10, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ A b D. Spence: Dangerously In Love - Beyoncé's solo debut is a mixed bag of contemporary R&B . IGN Music .. September 3, 2003. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b c Mark Edward Nero: Review: “Daddy's Little Girls” soundtrack . About.com . Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Allison Stewart: Review: Dangerously in Love . The Washington Post , June 25, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2011. (Transcription of original review at talk page )
