Boss's Daughter

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"Boss's Daughter"
Single by Pop Evil
from the album War of Angels
ReleasedMay 25, 2012 [1]
Length3:25
Label E1 Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Leigh Kakaty
  • Dave Bassett
  • Anthony Greve
  • Mick Mars
Producer(s) Johnny K
Pop Evil singles chronology
"Monster You Made"
(2011)
"Boss's Daughter"
(2012)
"Purple"
(2012)

"Boss's Daughter" is the eighth single from Pop Evil, and the third single from War of Angels . [2] Directed by Nathan Cox, [3] the video was released on May 25, 2012 [1] with Jessa Hinton [4] and Mick Mars starring in the shoot. [1] [5] [6]

Contents

Premise

According to lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty the music video was designed to convey the raw explosiveness and ambiance of one of the band's shows. Kakaty goes on to say that:

"This video for 'Boss's Daughter' captured everything we think of ourselves as a rock band– just in-your-face and a lot of red, white and blue. It's about all-American rock band pride, beautiful women and rock stars rocking." [7]

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