Father and Daughter

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"Father and Daughter"
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Single by Paul Simon
from the album The Wild Thornberrys Movie soundtrack and Surprise
Released 2002
Format Single
Recorded 2002
Genre Folk rock
Length 4:19
Label Jive/Nick (Original)
Warner Bros. (Surprise)
Writer(s) Paul Simon
Producer(s) Paul Simon

"Father and Daughter" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. The song, written for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie, was released as a single in 2002. The song is a ballad in which Simon expresses his love for his daughter, Lulu.

The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song,[1] as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[2]

Background

The song is composed of Simon's hopes and wishes for his daughter; in the song's chorus, Simon expresses "As long as one and one is two/there could never be a father who loved his daughter more than I love you."[3] Simon wrote the song as an ode to his daughter, Lulu, who was seven at the time it was completed.[4] Simon's son, Adrian, sings harmony on the song's choruses; he was 10 years old at the time of recording. He had heard his son singing along to it while driving and encouraged him to contribute to it.[4]

The music video for the song was directed by Wayne Isham, and features Simon performing the song in a child's bedroom, intercut with two different kinds of clips; clips from The Wild Thornberrys Movie and live action clips showing different wild animals.

It was written for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie and released in 2002. The song also appeared on the movie soundtrack album, and a different mix of the same performance was used for Simon's 2006 release, Surprise, and the 2007 compilation, The Essential Paul Simon.

Personnel

  • Paul Simon—vocals,guitars
  • Vincent Nguini—acoustic guitar
  • Adrian Simon—vocals

Reception

The song received a favorable response from critics. Scott Mervis, writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, considered it "the best pop song he's written in years,"[5] while Claudia Puig of USA Today dubbed it "classic Simon."[6] Heather Phares of AllMusic felt it "mellow [and] amiable."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Father and Daughter"
  2. "Father and Daughter" (Instrumental)
  3. "Father and Daughter" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 31

References

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  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2006-06-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

External links

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