"Daddy" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her debut studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003).

Making reference to Beyoncé long-time relationship with Jay-Z and then recent rumors about them possibly getting married, Nero added that the song might leave several numerous fans wondering what could happen next.

[12] Marc Anthony Neal of the international webzine PopMatters considered "Daddy" to be the "most affecting song on Dangerously in Love.

"[3] He went on writing that the song is an extraordinary tribute to her father Mathew Knowles, stating that Beyoncé "embraces [...] the man that has helped take the kind of artistic leap that Dangerously in Love represents."

[4] Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone commented that the album, which starts with "[a] cauldron of energy" on "Crazy in Love" (2003), ends by contrast with "Daddy" which he described as a five-minute tribute to her manager-father, and considered to be "an anthology of vocal and lyrical cliches.

[5] By contrast, Allison Stewart of The Washington Post and Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times both called "Daddy" a "creepy bonus track".

'"[11] Mike Wass of the website Idolator called the song one of the "duds" on the album and added that it was a "best forgotten ode to the superstar's father complete with stomach-churning lyrics like 'I want my husband to be like my daddy'".

[17] In 2014, Louis Virtel of the website HitFix reviewed the song negatively, calling it the worst on Dangerously in Love and describing its lyrics as "seriously simplistic".