"Somebody's Daughter"
Single by Tenille Townes
from the album The Lemonade Stand
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2018
GenreCountry
Length3:47
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jay Joyce
Tenille Townes singles chronology
"Halfway to Somewhere"
(2013)		 "Somebody's Daughter"
(2018)		 "White Horse"
(2019)

"Somebody's Daughter" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Tenille Townes. Released as a single after signing a deal with Columbia Nashville,[1] it was her first radio single in five years and first to be promoted in the United States. The song is the first single from her third studio album The Lemonade Stand.

Content

Townes wrote the song with Barry Dean and Luke Laird,[2] and was inspired by a drive Townes took with her mother where she saw a homeless girl holding a cardboard sign on a street corner that led to a conversation contemplating her backstory.[3][4]

The song won the 2019 Canadian Country Music Association Awards for Single, Song, and Video of the Year, in addition to Townes winning for Female Artist of the Year.[5]

Chart performance

"Somebody's Daughter" was Townes' first chart single in her native Canada where it reached number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was a Number One hit on the Canadian Country chart dated February 2, 2019.[6] It also made the top 30 of both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
Australia Country (TMN)[7] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 92
Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 87

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Townes, Tenille. "Tenille Townes signs with Columbia Nashville". Tenille Townes. Facebook. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Jim Casey (October 5, 2018). "Tenille Townes Talks Canadian Roots, New Single "Somebody's Daughter," Upcoming Album, Touring With Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town & More". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ Billy Dukes (March 12, 2019). "Why Tenille Townes' 'Somebody's Daughter,' Is the Boldest Song on Radio". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ Carena Liptak (December 27, 2018). "Story Behind the Song: Tenille Townes 'Somebody's Daughter'". The Boot. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Peter Shokeir (September 10, 2019). "'It was a crazy feeling': Tenille Townes reflects on four wins at Country Music Awards". Daily Herald Tribune. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Canada Country chart for February 2, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ "COUNTRY HOT 50: Issue 1223". The Music Network. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Tenille Townes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Tenille Townes – Somebody's Daughter". Music Canada. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Tenille Townes – Somebody's Daughter". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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