| Farmer's Daughter | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crystal Bowersox |
| Album: | Farmer's Daughter |
| Released: | December 13, 2010 |
| Recorded: | 2010 |
| Genre: | Country rock |
| Length: | 4:09 |
| Label: | Jive, 19 |
| Producer: | David Bendeth[1] |
| Prev Title: | Up to the Mountain |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Ridin' with the Radio |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Farmer's Daughter" is a song by American singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox from her debut album of the same name.[2]
The first single of the album was to be "Hold On", though Crystal Bowersox insisted that "Farmer's Daughter" be the debut single.[3] Due to co-writing issues with Kara DioGuardi and Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger, the single was dropped.[4]
The song reflects on Crystal's tumultuous and abusive relationship with her mother while growing up.[5]
The music video was directed by Meiert Avis and released on December 15, 2010, a day after the album's release. The video begins with Bowersox singing in a room while watching a flashback memory of losing her mother and walked alone. The next scene takes place at a school where Bowersox, now a teenager, is walking on crutches (a reference to the lyric "I told the school that I fell down the stairs") Then Bowersox is knitting a coat while watching the television. The video ends when a child jumps into Bowersox's arms.[6]
The Chicago Tribune says "the album finds its stride with the title song, a brutally plainspoken and poignant portrayal of childhood abuse."[7]