Cole Swindell is forever changed, thanks to his newest title, Dad. The singer stopped by for a talk with Katie Neal about his new single, “Girl Dad,” and what the first Father’s Day in his new role means to him.
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Swindell shares that having a child fundamentally changed his perspective, teaching him that the common cliches about how fast time moves are actually true. "There's no measure of time like a child, like watching how fast it goes by watching them grow and I don't know. It just sounds like a bunch of cliche stuff that is the truth now."
As his daughter nears one, Cole has unveiled an emotional new track, "Girl Dad," explaining that the song serves as an update to his life since the release of his hit, "You Should Be Here."
"It's just an update of life over the past 3 or 4 years to my dad,” he explains.
Swindell wanted to revisit the site of his father’s grave - the location where the video for "You Should Be Here" was filmed - to update his father on his life. He emphasizes that despite the specific title, the song is ultimately about hope and finding light at the end of the tunnel, even after profound loss.
“It may be titled ‘Girl Dad,’ but it's really for anybody going through any life moment or anything. Those moments where you wish you could just call that one person or a couple people, and tell them. So I hope that people know that this is a special song to me, but it's really just the power of music and also hope.”
“Sometimes that's all we need is to know that whatever that feeling is, there's somebody out there that's been through it,” Cole adds.
To hear more from Cole on the search for his late father’s old Bronco, and the stories behind a few of his biggest hits, listen to the full conversation above.
The new single, “Girl Dad,” is now available everywhere
The new single, “Girl Dad,” is now available everywhere
