"Wildflower" is a song written by Susie Brown,

Jeremy Stover Jeremy Stover (born August 20, 1972) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Stover is an alumnus of Belmont University. Stover has written singles for Tim McGraw, Jon Pardi, Wynonna, Martina McBride, and others. His fir ...

and

Vicky McGehee Vicky Lynn McGehee is an American country music songwriter. Among the songs that McGehee has written are "Heart Hold On" by The Buffalo Club, "All Jacked Up" by Gretchen Wilson, "Holy Water" by Big & Rich, "Why" by Jason Aldean, "Like We Neve ...

, and recorded by American

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duo

the JaneDear girls the JaneDear girls was an American country music duo, consisting of Susie Brown (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, bass, guitar, accordion) from Alpine, Utah, and Danelle Leverett (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica) from Amarillo, Texas. The duo was with ...

. It was released on April 26, 2010, as the lead-off single from 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").

Critical 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."

Commercial performance

"Wildflower" peaked at number 60 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on February 19, 2011, and stayed on the chart for eight weeks. On February 12, 2011, it reached number 15 on the Hot Country Songs and the Country Airplay charts, and remained on both for 43 weeks. For the Country Digital Song Sales chart, "Wildflower" peaked at number seven on February 19, 2011, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also reached number 60 on the

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chart on March 5, 2011, and stayed on the chart for seven weeks. The single peaked at number 61 on the Digital Songs chart on February 19, 2011, and remained there for one week. For the 2011 Year End Country Songs ''Billboard'' chart, "Wildflower" ranked at number 71. Due to the commercial success of "Wildflower", Deborah Evans Price of ''Billboard'' wrote that the JaneDear girls were considered a breakthrough act for 2011.

Music video

The music video, directed by

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, 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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