Teenage Daughters

"Teenage Daughters"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Eleven
Released February 2011 (2011-02)
Format Airplay
Digital download
Genre Country
Length 3:55
Label Republic Nashville
Writer(s) Martina McBride
Brad Warren
Brett Warren
Producer Martina McBride
Byron Gallimore
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Wrong Baby Wrong"
(2010)		 "Teenage Daughters"
(2011)		 "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"
(2011)

"Teenage Daughters" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It is her first single release for Republic Nashville, and served as the lead-off for her eleventh studio album, Eleven, which was be released on October 11, 2011.[1]

Contents

History

McBride wrote the song with The Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett Warren). She told Country Weekly magazine that they decided to write the song after talking with the Warrens about her older daughter, Delaney. She said, "I was just saying how one minute you are everything to them[…]and the next minute it's just a whole different thing." After saying that, she decided that they should write about having a teenage daughter.[2] The song was released to the iTunes Store the day that McBride's younger daughter, Emma, turned 13.[2]

McBride co-wrote "Teenage Daughters" and seven other songs on the album. She said that after having a top five hit with "Anyway", the first single release that she ever co-wrote, she decided to co-write more frequently.[2]

Critical reception

The song was met with mixed reviews by critics. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock rated it four stars out of five, calling it "a song that any parent[…]can relate to" and saying that it "doesn’t fall into the dramatic melisma-filled type of song that was so often sent out to radio over the years."[3] Blake Boldt of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs down." His review praises the song's lyrics for being "a witty and accurate portrayal of what it means to be a parent," but criticized the "misplaced" production and McBride's "whiny, exaggerated" singing.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 100
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 77

References

  1. ^ "Martina McBride's New Album Due Oct. 11". Country Music Television. August 11, 2011. http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1668885/martina-mcbrides-new-album-due-oct-11.jhtml. Retrieved August 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Phillips, Jessica (9 May 2011). "Change Is Good: Both on the personal and professional fronts, Martina McBride's world has changed greatly over the last year—and she couldn't be happier.". Country Weekly 18 (19): 41–44. ISSN 1074-3235. 
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (14 March 2011). "Martina McBride — "Teenage Daughters"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/martina-mcbride-teenage-daughters-single-review. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Boldt, Blake (15 March 2011). "Martina McBride — "Teenage Daughters"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/martina-mcbride-teenage-daughters/. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Martina McBride. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Martina McBride. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/hot-country-songs?year=2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.