"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" is the title of a song written by Robin Branda and Steve Fox

Steve Fox (musician)

Steve Fox is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was born in Brampton, Ontario and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver. He then moved to Toronto in the early 1980s to pursue a career in music...

, and recorded recorded by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 duo Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. The two began performing in the 1990s as part of a band which also included Eddie Montgomery's brother John Michael Montgomery, and founded the existing duo in 1999.Signed to Columbia Records,...

. It was released in November 1999 as the third single from their debut album Tattoos & Scars

Tattoos & Scars

Tattoos & Scars is the first album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry, released in 1999 on Columbia Records Nashville...

. It peaked at #17 in the United States, and #19 in Canada in 2000.

Content

"Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" calls attention to the growing problem of urban sprawl

Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...

. The song's main protagonist is a farmer who — despite the city growing around him — stands firm in refusing to sell his land to developers.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers, and features the duo on their touring. Some of this music video was also shot in Goodell, Iowa

Goodell, Iowa

Goodell is a city in Hancock County, Iowa, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goodell is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

. The music video premiered on GAC on November 11, 1999.

Chart positions

Chart (1999-2000)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	19