"Daughter" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam,released in December 1993 by Epic Records as the second single from the band's second studio album,Vs. (1993). The lyrics were written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music by the band's members.
"Daughter" topped the US BillboardAlbum Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts and peaked at No. 33 on the BillboardHot 100 Airplay chart. Outside the United States,the song reached No. 16 in Canada and is Pearl Jam's highest-charting single in Ireland,reaching No. 4. "Daughter" also reached No. 11 in New Zealand and No. 18 in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
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.[4]
Lyrics
Eddie Vedder said about the song "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 misbehavior;as just outright rebelliousness,but no one knew what it was. 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 neighbors can't see what happens next. What hurts about shit like that is that it ends up defining people's lives. They have to live with that abuse for the rest of their lives. Good,creative people are just fucking destroyed."[5]
Release and reception
While the "Daughter" single was released commercially to foreign markets in 1993,the commercial single was not released in the United States until June 27,1995,and was only available as a more expensive import version beforehand. 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."[6] At the 1995 Grammy Awards,"Daughter" received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
"Daughter" experienced chart success,topping the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for eight weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for one week. It is their only song to top both of these charts. In Canada,the song reached No. 16 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. In Europe,the song was a top-five success in Ireland,becoming Pearl Jam's highest-charting song by peaking at No. 4;it was their second top-10 hit there,after "Jeremy". In the United Kingdom,the song reached No. 18,while in the Netherlands,it reached No. 46,and in Belgium,it reached No. 39. The song was also successful in Australasia,peaking at No. 11 in New Zealand and No. 18 in Australia.
Live performances
"Daughter" was first performed live at Neil Young's 1992 Bridge School Benefit.[7] It was also played at the band's December 31,1992,concert at The Academy Theater in New York City,where Vedder introduced the song as "Brother". Both of these performances of the song featured different lyrics than the version that would ultimately wind up on Vs.
All songs were written by Dave Abbruzzese,Jeff Ament,Stone Gossard,Mike McCready,and Eddie Vedder except where noted. "Blood" was recorded live on November 5,1993,at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio,California. "Yellow Ledbetter" was recorded live on November 6,1993,at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa,Arizona.
CD (US,Australia/New Zealand,UK),3-inch CD (Japan),12-inch vinyl (UK),and cassette (Australia/New Zealand)[11]
↑Daughter (European CD single liner notes). Pearl Jam. Epic Records. 1993. EPC 660020 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑Daughter (Philippine 7-inch single vinyl disc). Pearl Jam. Epic Records. 1993. QEL45-20289.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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