Wildflower (The JaneDear Girls song)

"Wildflower" is the title of a song recorded by American country duo The JaneDear Girls. It was released on April 26, 2010 as the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album, which was released on February 1, 2011.

Content

"Wildflower" is an up-tempo country song, backed by electric guitar, banjo, and mandolin, with a fiddle bridge. The song's female narrators describe being raised in the country and use the term 'wildflower' as a metaphor for this method of upbringing ("Hey I'm a wildflower growing in the sunshine / Soaking up the way of life I was raised in").

Reception

Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave the single four stars out of five, calling it "an excellent choice for a debut single." He also favorably described them as having "strong, sassy voices that harmonize well without seeming calculated or overblown."^[1] Jim Malec of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-down, saying that "everything these girls are singing about is very normal and very predictable."^[2]

Music video

The music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions, premiered on CMT on June 14, 2010. In the video, The JaneDear Girls are shown pulling up to a farm in a pickup truck and proceeding to wash their truck as male farm hands move bales of hay. They soon coax the boys into washing it for them while they sit in lawn chairs and observe. They are then shown in a girl's bedroom getting dressed and putting on makeup. Additionally, throughout the video the duo is shown performing and playing their instruments on stage and in a field of wildflowers.

Chart performance

"Wildflower" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 15, 2010. It also debuted at number 98 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of January 29, 2011. After spending 43 weeks on the chart, it reached a peak of number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 5, 2011.

Year-end charts

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