Daughtry – “Start of Something Good” Music Video Premiere

By On 09/27/2012 · 18 Comments · In American Idol, Chris Daughtry

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Extra has the premiere of the new music video from Daughtry. Watch Chris Daughtry and his band perform “Start of Something Good.”

Chris explained to “Extra” that the song “is basically the story of when I met my wife. It was one of those times where you’re starting to believe it’s the start of something good, and 12 years later, it proved to be right.”

He added, “The concept behind the video is basically I’m observing this young couple who’s obviously in love and I’m playing their theme song.”

Chris and his wife, Deena are raising 4 childen together. That’s in between his busy schedule recording and touring with Daughtry.

Check out the new video below.

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  • dbisdone

    beautiful video! beautiful song!

  • http://twitter.com/doesmonaknow DoesMonaKnow

    Nice vintage car, beautiful actors, a pretty day in a beautiful place.

  • breakdown

    It’s a beautiful song and video. It’s appropriate that the band’s not in it since it’s a very personal song.

  • Grady

    So is this video supposed to signal a subtle shift toward the country market? That seems to be the only format that allows electric guitars these days, and with all the hood-sittin’ and rusted silos, and country friendly “Na na na”-ing, I feel like that might be what the label has in mind…

  • rodolfochengcanepa

    I don´t like it, too generic 4 my taste, but surely is commercial, i’m amazed how teenage this song it is.

    PS: reminds me a little to Colton Dixon´s style.

  • JJ123

    I actually really like it!  It’s a pretty, mellow song and the video fits it well.  I think a lot of people can relate to this song and hope it does well.

  • Incipit

     ”…is this video supposed to signal a subtle shift toward the country market? That seems to be the only format that allows electric guitars these days…”

    Grady, I thought maybe it was just me – there’s a distinct country flavor here. I liked “Renegade”, I don’t like this. 

    If that’s what it takes to get radio play, oh well. The artists didn’t build those boxes radio is trying to cram everyone into. 

  • irockhard

    Yeah, the problem is Daugthry’s brand of rock doesn’t get CHR airplay anymore and is almost dead on HAC too, so they HAVE TO change their sound for the next album. But country? TBH I actually think this is the best option considering Chris’ songwriting style.

  • DragonFly

    Somewhat of a step away from his normal but, why not?  Always been strange for me that a singer need to strictly stay in a certain type of music.  He sounds good doing this song. 

    “If that’s what it takes to get radio play, oh well. The artists didn’t build those boxes radio is trying to cram everyone into.”

    True enough!  That may or may not be Daughtry’s feeling or sentiment putting this song out, but I agree many singers don’t know where to take their good music.  From what I hear on HAC alone (where Daughtry’s songs can be found), they are crowding-out any meaningful, finely-sung, decent lyric songs.   

  • wordnerdarchie

    and country friendly “Na na na”-ing, I feel like that might be what the label has in mind…

    It may be country friendly, but not necessarily country-ish.  The “Na na na”s reminded me of Counting Crows (Rock) and their song “A Long December” from 1998.

    I get why some might say this sounds like Colton Dixon’s style of music.  For me, their vocal “affectation” of doing that little squeek up (best way for me to describe it, lol) at the end of some phrases are practically identical and it bugs the heck out of me.  Colton has talked about meeting with Daughtry and that he admires him (didn’t they write together or something?), so it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s copied Daughtry’s style a bit.

  • JJ123

    I don’t think there’s any intention to move toward country.  They had the song Tennessee Line on their last album that sounded way more country than this and even featured Vince Gill.  Chris likes to mix things up once in a while and this CD and the last one both have a pretty good mix of genres.  Of course you’d never know that judging by the singles they put out haha.  I absolutely love Chris’ voice on these types of songs but I love the more rock stuff too so I’m glad they include a little of everything.

  • JJ123

    I don’t think there’s any intention to move toward country.  They had the song Tennessee Line on their last album that sounded way more country than this and even featured Vince Gill.  Chris likes to mix things up once in a while and this CD and the last one both have a pretty good mix of genres.  Of course you’d never know that judging by the singles they put out haha.  I absolutely love Chris’ voice on these types of songs but I love the more rock stuff too so I’m glad they include a little of everything.

  • Caro3278sweet

    I like Chris’s voice. As soon as he comes on the radio (admittedly not as often anymore) I know who’s singing. I think that’s really important as an artist.

    That said, this song reminded me too much of some of his other songs. Kind of “been there, done that” for me. But he sings it beautifully.

    And as a person who listens to lots of country, I don’t think this is country.

  • Incipit

    The “Na na na”s reminded me of Counting Crows (Rock) and their song “A Long December” from 1998.

    It does indeed, wordnerdarchie, but I liked that song in spite of the “Na na na’s” – i always feel like I was ripped off of good lyrics when that sort of filler gets used in the chorus. This one has only one interesting lyric twist, not enough to let me feel any loss. JMO.

    But in the last fourteen years, there has been a lot of slippage on what genres are played where – and a lot of rock migrating to various types of country because there are so few places to be played. A lot of what remains is so soft, I can’t call it ‘rock’ with a straight face. For my taste, “Renegade” could have been harder, with more riffs…but it wouldn’t have gotten any more play if it were. Generally speaking, this all pithes me right off, to be technical about it.

    Rock and Country share a great deal in roots and musical approaches, but where they digress is at a point that matters to me. And I prefer the electric guitars turned up to eleven, and not a hint of a twang in the music I buy, not even the Rock Ballads.

    Also, IKWYM “… their vocal “affectation” of doing that little squeek up (best way for me to describe it, lol) at the end of some phrases. ” and I have heard Daughtry and plenty others do it  - but I’ve never known what it’s called. I wish I had a name for that – it is a vocal trick I also associate with country music…or early Rock a Billy, and country music nowadays can have that influence too.

    JMO.

  • standtotheright

    What remains is so soft, I can’t call it ‘rock’ with a straight face.

    You know, I recently downloaded Amazon’s “111 Rock ‘n’ Roll Superhits” and most of those songs did not rely on electric guitars turned up to eleven or earth-shattering bass, and yet they are classics.  (And I have to admit, pound for pound, I vastly prefer the late 50s and 60s in rock to 70s excess [excepting punk, which was in itself somewhat of an antidote to that]).

    Rock is a big tent, that has diverged and converged with a lot of different stylistic markers over its creative lifetime. I have no problem with some people preferring some stylistic conventions to others (although my eyebrow arches when any evidence of some particular convention is a dealbreaker) and thus not liking a particular song, but that doesn’t mean that the song can’t fit in rock’s big tent.

  • Incipit

    Oh, I don’t disagree at all, standtotheright, I’ve been listening to Rock as it went through the changes for over 50 years, after all. Couple of segues have been/are deal breakers. And preferences certainly have had time to form. Heh.
    It’s the present narrow radio definition on CHR and HAC – which is about the size of a cocktail umbrella, and has nothing to do with the actual music that’s being made anywhere you look, that pithes me off.

    As Dragonfly said – ” many singers don’t know where to take their good music.” That’s true…and that bites.

    JMo

    ETA: Gonna go take a look at that Amazon offering – see what they have on their list that I may not have, Thanks.

  • DragonFly

    “It’s the present narrow radio definition on CHR and HAC – which is about the size of a cocktail umbrella, and has nothing to do with the actual music that’s being made anywhere you look” 

    Subject matter, as always, not lighthearted as it affects most of our favorites, but couldn’t help but chuckle at your comparison to that “fluff” which is the meaningless decoration on a cocktail.   Funny, if it weren’t so accurate.

  • http://twitter.com/Amy617 Amy Hyun

    good song