NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (June 19, 2026) – Multi-Platinum selling superstar Cole Swindell released the heartfelt “Girl Dad” today via Warner Records Nashville. The track, written by Swindell, Michael Tyler, and Ben Stennis, and produced by Sam Ellis, is a soulful reflection on Cole’s personal journey after losing his father, who passed away in 2013.
Listen to the track HERE.
Cole was inspired to write “Girl Dad” after reflecting on what he would say to his father today, if given the chance.
Nearly a decade after the release of “You Should Be Here,” Swindell revisits the themes that first defined the song and reflects on the many ways his life has changed in the years since. A stirring piano-driven ballad, “Girl Dad” captures both the joy of welcoming a daughter with the heartbreak of not being able to share that milestone with his father.
Extending that narrative beyond the lyrics, the accompanying music video traces the same journey. Continuing Swindell’s work with director Michael Monaco, and filmed in a similarly intimate style, the “Girl Dad” Official Music Video serves as a continuation of the story told in “You Should Be Here,” highlighting the enduring impact of a loss that remains present through life's most meaningful moments.
The “Girl Dad” Official Music Video is out now. Swindell gave his fans, The Down Home Crew, an exclusive viewing at CMA Fest. Watch it HERE.
ABOUT COLE SWINDELL
Country music superstar Cole Swindell, who Rolling Stone has called “a proven hit-maker,” has solidified himself as a hit songwriter, recording artist and headlining performer over the past twelve years. His debut single, “Forever To Me,” from his fifth studio album, Spanish Moss, became his 13 No. 1 singles as an artist – 14th as a songwriter. Twelve of Swindell’s 13 No. 1 singles have been certified Platinum by the RIAA with three being 3X Platinum (“Chillin’ It,” “You Should Be Here,” and “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”) and two being 2X Platinum (“Ain’t Worth The Whiskey” and “Break Up In The End”).
Swindell, who The Tennessean called a “hard charging competitor armed with a mastery of the art of the craft, tirelessly looking for ways to improve his work” charted three back-to-back, Platinum-certified, multi-week No. 1 hits off his fourth studio album, Stereotype: “Single Saturday Night,” “Never Say Never” (with Lainey Wilson) and the five-week 3x Platinum chart-topper “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” that garnered three ACM Awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year (as songwriter and artist), an iHeart Music Award for Country Song of the Year and received a nomination for Musical Event of the Year for “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” with Jo Dee Messina for the 57th CMA Awards. He released a special duet remix of his smash “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” featuring Messina that produced multiple award nominations and is included on his deluxe album Stereotype Broken, which also includes his 2023 Top 10 single “Drinkaby.”
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