Wildflower (Dean Brody song)

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"Wildflower"
Dean Brody Wildflower single cover.jpg
Single by Dean Brody
from the album Trail in Life
ReleasedMarch 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)
Genre Country
Length3:55
Label Open Road
Songwriter(s) Dean Brody
Producer(s) Matt Rovey
Dean Brodysingles chronology
"Undone"
(2009)
"Wildflower"
(2010)
"Roll That Barrel Out"
(2010)

"Wildflower" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released in March 2010 as the lead single to his 2010 album Trail in Life . The song reached number 86 on the Canadian Hot 100 in mid-2010.

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Content

"Wildflower" is a ballad in which the narrator compares the beauty of his wife to a wildflower.

Reception

Roughstock critic Matt Bjorke called it a "sweet, laid-back and romantic ballad." He goes on to say that the "instrumentation is fantastic (and fiddle and mandolin-laced) while Brody's voice - while not 'soaring' like a James Otto or Ronnie Dunn – suits the mood and melody of the song." [1] Stephen Cooke of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald said that the song can also be interpreted as, "a plea for acceptance at a time when bullying and intolerance are a key concern." [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeth Weinrich and premiered in March 2010. The music video was filmed in the Mojave Desert in California.

Chart positions

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 86

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References

  1. Bjorke, Matt. "Dean Brody — "Trail in Life"". Roughstock. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  2. Brody happy to be back on N.S. soil for Dirt tour Halifax Chronicle-Herald
  3. "Dean Brody Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.