Daughter (song)
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| Single by Pearl Jam from the album Vs. |
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| B-side | "Blood" (live) / "Yellow Ledbetter" (live) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, Cassette, Vinyl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | March 1993–May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||||||||||||||||||
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"Daughter" is the second single from Pearl Jam's second studio album, Vs. (1993). It was released as a single in 1993. "Daughter" topped both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts. The song spent a total of eight weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. "Daughter" eventually peaked at number 28 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, becoming the band's first Top 40 single. "Daughter" is also on the compilation album rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
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[edit] Origin and recording
Bassist Jeff Ament plays upright bass on the song. Dave Abbruzzese on his drumming on "Daughter":
When we were originally working on "Daughter", I did a lot more stuff on the toms. But when we went in to record it, Brendan [O'Brien] suggested trying something different, to just use the kick and snare. That was a trip, because we'd already been playing that song for half a year, and I was kind of used to what I was doing. At first I was like, "Well...okay..." so I set up a 26" kick, a snare, and an 18" floor tom, and we just used the room mic's and went for it. It actually brought out a whole new dimension of the song for me, and it felt really fresh to me to play it like that. Live, I kind of mix the two approaches together.[1]
[edit] Release and reception
"Daughter" became the most successful song from Vs. on the rock charts. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts. The acoustic guitar-driven song remains one of Pearl Jam's preeminent songs, and helped solidify the group's success following the monumental Ten. It has remained an alternative rock radio staple. In 1995, the song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[2]
"Daughter" was described as a song "of a kind of ritual passion, tapping into something truly wild" in Rolling Stone magazine's review of Vs.[3] Chris True of Allmusic described the song as "sort-of classic Pearl Jam." He added, "It's earnest, it's got tension, and that nod to classic rock. It's Pearl Jam."[4]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
Eddie Vedder about "Daughter":
The child in that song obviously has a learning difficulty. And it's only in the last few years that they've actually been able to diagnose these learning disabilities that before were looked at as misbehaviour, as just outright fucking rebelliousness. But no one knew what it was. And these kids, because they seemed unable or reluctant to learn, they'd end up getting the shit beaten outta them. The song ends, you know, with this idea of the shades going down--so that the neighbours can't see what happens next. What hurts about shit like that is that it ends up defining peoples' lives. They have to live with that abuse for the rest of their lives. Good, creative people are just fucking destroyed.[5]
[edit] Live performances
The song's live debut took place at Neil Young's 1992 Bridge School Benefit.[6] It was also played at the band's December 31, 1992 concert at The Academy in New York City. Both of these performances of the song featured different lyrics than the version that would ultimately wind up on Vs.
"Daughter" is played at nearly every Pearl Jam show, almost always with an extension of the ending that could be an improvisation or a segment of another song. This extension is called a "Daughter tag". A different form of extension to the song was first introduced in the band's performance on Saturday Night Live in April 1994, just 8 days after the death of Nirvana frontman and grunge pioneer Kurt Cobain. A tribute to Cobain, it is called "Daughter/Hey Hey, My My" by fans, since the extension is from the Neil Young song "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)", which Cobain's suicide note had quoted.
Live performances of "Daughter" can be found on the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set and the live albums Live on Two Legs, Live at Benaroya Hall, and Live at the Gorge 05/06. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs Touring Band 2000, Live at the Showbox, and Live at the Garden.
[edit] Formats and track listing
Information taken from various sources.[7][8][9]
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[edit] Chart positions
Information taken from various sources.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1994 | Irish Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 11 | |
| Australian Singles Chart | 18 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 18 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 33 | |
| US Modern Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| US Top 40 Mainstream | 28 | |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 46 | |
| 1996 | US Billboard Hot 100 | 97 |
[edit] References
- ^ Peiken, Matt. "Dave Abbruzzese of Pearl Jam". Modern Drummer. December 1993.
- ^ 37th Grammy Awards. Rockonthenet. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: Vs.". Rolling Stone. July 17, 1997.
- ^ True, Chris. "Daughter > Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2008.
- ^ Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book. Hal Leonard Corp, 1995. ISBN 0793540356
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Daughter"". pearljam.com.
- ^ Daughter. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Daughter Single. Lukin.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ pjcollectors.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ EveryHit.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
- ^ Pearl Jam Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ PEARL JAM - DAUGHTER (SINGLE) (12658). Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ The Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ PEARL JAM - DAUGHTER (SONG). New Zealand-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
- ^ Dutch Single/Album Chart / Pearl Jam / Longplay. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Billboard.com / Pearl Jam / Longplay. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single December 4, 1993 - January 28, 1994 |
Succeeded by "Pincushion" by ZZ Top |
| Preceded by "Into Your Arms" by The Lemonheads |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single January 8, 1994 - January 14, 1994 |
Succeeded by "Found Out About You" by Gin Blossoms |
