It was co-written and composed by Jenn Bostic with Barrett Yeretsian, Zachary Runquist and Jimmy Fortune.
[5][6] The song was quickly picked among the station's Top 10 Most Played for the week, and went on to receive over two million views on YouTube.
The video finishes with her visiting her father's grave and putting some flowers and the letter addressed to "Dad" with the final shot of the tombstone that says: "BOSTIC, JAMES REGAN, May 18, 1940 – Feb 16, 1996".
[10] The song has been subject of a number of covers including that by the Celtic singer and musician Donna Taggart in 2014 accompanied by a music video[11] She performed it live on The Late Late Show on the Irish television station RTÉ One in October 2016 and during The Irish Post Country Music Awards in September 2018..
[14] Young Australian country music artist Keely Johnson included a recording of "Jealous Of The Angels" on her debut album Fierce in February 2019.