The Blower's Daughter

"The Blower's Daughter"
Single by Damien Rice
from the album O
Released21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)
GenreFolk
Length4:44
Label14th Floor Records
Composer(s)Damien Rice
Lyricist(s)Damien Rice
Damien Rice singles chronology
"The Blower's Daughter"
(2001)
"Cannonball"
(2002)
Music video
"The Blower's Daughter" on YouTube

"The Blower's Daughter" is the debut single by Irish musician Damien Rice, released on 21 September 2001 through 14th Floor Records. It was released as the lead single for Rice's debut studio album O. It was written and produced by Rice and features vocals by Lisa Hannigan.

The song has also been covered by other artists, including American singer Matt McAndrew, who performed the song at the talent show The Voice, as well as Brazilian musicians Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge, who made a Portuguese language version of the song titled "É Isso Aí".

Background and composition

The meaning of the song has been greatly speculated due to Rice not giving many interviews to promote the album explaining the lyrics. One popular interpretation of the song talks about the story of the daughter of a clarinet teacher while another is related to a fictional story that Rice told at concerts about him having a conversation with a woman while working at a call center. It has also been speculated that the song is inspired by Lisa Hannigan, who features in the song and was in a relationship with Rice until 2007.[1][2]

Called an "intense folky ballad",[3] the song is played in E major at a tempo of 66 beats per minute. Rice's vocals span from B3 to A♯5 in the song.[4]

Release and commercial performance

The song was first released on 21 September 2001, exclusively in Ireland, as the first single for Rice's debut album O, set to be released the following year.[5] The song debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 38, leaving the chart the next week.[6] In 2004, after Rice was signed under Warner Music, "The Blower's Daughter" was released as a single to different European countries, achieving moderate success.[7]

Three years after its first release, the single entered the UK Singles Chart on 25 December 2004. It peaked at number 27 and remained in the chart for five weeks. On 4 November 2013, the song entered the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart at the 82nd position while on 7 March 2015, it entered the French Singles Chart placing at number 93, becoming Rice's first and only song to chart in any of the two countries.[8][9]

Usage in other media

The song has been extensively used in various films and television series. Namely, it was featured in the trailer of the 2004 drama film Closer, directed by Mike Nichols, as well as in the film itself.[10] It has also been featured in the American television series The L Word, the Italian film The Caiman, and the German television series Polizeiruf 110, among others. Additionally, it was performed by dancer Travis Wall on the second season of the American dance competition show So You Think You Can Dance.[11]

Cover versions

Several cover versions of the song have been performed in different television programs around the world. In 2013, Australian singer Taylor Henderson covered the song for the final episode of the fifth season of The X Factor Australia.[12] His cover peaked at number 43 at the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart while the original version charted the same week at number 82.[8] In 2014, American singer-songwriter Matt McAndrew performed the song for the Live Top 8 episode on the seventh season of the American talent show The Voice. His version had opening sales of 92,000 downloads and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The performance led the original version to appear on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs at number 15.[13] The song was also performed by Nadeem Leigh in 2013 on the second season of The Voice UK and by Joe Moore in 2015 on the fourth season of The Voice Australia.[11]

Brazilian singer Simone made a Portuguese-language version of the song titled "Então Me Diz…", adapted by Zélia Duncan, for her 2005 live album Simone ao Vivo.[14] The song peaked at number 45 in Brazil according to the Crowley Broadcast Analysis, and was featured in the Brazilian telenovela Belíssima.[15] Mexican singer Kalimba included a Spanish-language version of the song under the name "No Puedo Dejarte de Amar" in his 2006 album NegroKlaro, the track features Jesús Navarro from the band Reik.[16]

Credits and personnel

Personnel[5]

Charts

Chart (2001–2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Top 100 Singles)[8] 82
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 38
France (SNEP)[9] 93
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 27
US (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)[13] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Gold 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge version

"É Isso Aí"
Single by Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge
from the album Ana & Jorge
LanguagePortuguese
Released28 November 2005 (2005-11-28)
Length5:18
LabelSony BMG
Composer(s)
  • Damien Rice
  • Ana Carolina
Music video
"É Isso Aí" on YouTube

"É Isso Aí" is a single by Brazilian musicians Ana Carolina and Seu Jorge, released on 28 November 2005 through Sony BMG. It is the lead single from their 2006 live album Ana & Jorge. The lyrics were adapted to Portuguese by Ana Carolina.

The single was commercially successful topping the chart in Brazil and peaking at number 8 in Portugal. At the 2006 Multishow Brazilian Music Award, it was nominated for Best Song while at the 2006 Troféu Imprensa it tied for Best Song with "Quando a Chuva Passar" by Ivete Sangalo.[19][20]

As of 2023, the music video for the song has over 130 million views.

Charts

Chart (2005–2011) Peak
position
Brazil (Crowley Broadcast Analysis)[21] 1
Portugal (AFP)[22] 8

Adaptations

The song was adapted in Greek as "Χωρίς καρδιά" (Without a heart) by Sakis Rouvas, who represented Greece multiple times in the Eurovision Song Contest, in his 2006 ambum Live Ballads.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice". Songfacts. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Meagher, John (May 13, 2014). "Damien Rice: hits, heartbreak and an eight-year silence". The Irish Independent. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 660. ISBN 978-1-4422-5449-7.
  4. ^ "The Blower's Daughter". Musicnotes. April 15, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter (2001, CD)". Discogs. September 21, 2001. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Damien Rice release history". Irish charts. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  7. ^ "Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter (2004, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 November 2013" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2020 – via Pandora Archive.
  9. ^ a b "Damien Rice release history". French charts. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  10. ^ Morris, Wesley (December 3, 2004). "On 'Closer' inspection, Nichols rules". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Damien Rice". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "The X Factor Live Final – Dami Im Steals the Show with And I'm Telling You!". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. October 27, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  13. ^ a b White, Emily (December 12, 2014). "AC/DC 'Bust's to No. 1 on Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  14. ^ Paiva, Maria Helena (November 13, 2005). "Simone: "Então Me Diz…"". Música Brasileira (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Belíssima - Trilha Sonora". Memória Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 28, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  16. ^ Bertozzi, Priscila (February 13, 2015). "Alheio a polêmica sobre plágio, Kalimba lança vídeo de Este Frio". LatinPop (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Damien Rice – The Blower's Daughter". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Multishow premia os melhores da música". A Tarde (in Portuguese). May 1, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Troféu Imprensa - Categoria Música". Chance de Gol (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Brasil (1999–2015)" (PDF). Crowley Broadcast Analysis. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Ana Carolina - É Isso Aí". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  23. ^ "Σάκης Ρουβάς "Live ballads"". www.musiccorner.gr. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  24. ^ "Σάκης Ρουβάς". music (in Greek). Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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