Daddy Lessons

"Daddy Lessons"
Single by Beyoncé featuring Dixie Chicks
from the album Lemonade
Released November 20, 2016
Genre Country
Length 6:25
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Beyoncé
  • Dixie (co-production)
  • Delicata (co-production)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Freedom"
(2016)
"Daddy Lessons"
(2016)
"All Night"
(2016)
Dixie Chicks chronology
"The Neighbor"
(2007)
"Daddy Lessons"
(2016)

"Daddy Lessons" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was written and produced by Wynter Gordon, Beyoncé, Kevin Cossom and Alex Delicata.

The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO. A remix featuring Dixie Chicks was released as the album's fifth single on November 20, 2016.[1]

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "Daddy Lessons" debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 41[2] and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 26.[2] In overseas charts, the song entered in digital charts in top 10 in Netherlands and Sweden.

Remix

On November 2, 2016, Beyoncé released a remix of "Daddy Lessons" featuring an American country band Dixie Chicks on her website. On November 20, 2016, the song was released as a single on iTunes. The song samples the Dixie Chicks song Long Time Gone.

Cover versions

"Daddy Lessons" was added in the setlist of American country band Dixie Chicks during their "DCX MMXVI World Tour". On April 30, the song was covered for the first time at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.,[3] and has remained in the setlist throughout the remainder of the European leg in addition to the North American leg of the tour. Billboard describes the performance as "faithful" to the original song.[3]

Live performances

"Daddy Lessons" is part of the set list of the The Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.[4] Beyoncé and Dixie Chicks also performed the song with excerpts from the band's "Long Time Gone" at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards on November 2, 2016. A studio version was released after the performance.[5]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[6] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 62
France (SNEP)[8] 90
Netherlands Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 25
Sweden Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 73
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 40
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[14] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 41
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 26

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