Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow song)

"Strong Enough" is an acoustic folk-pop song. In live performances, Crow often plays the accordion to it, although this instrument was not featured on the original recording. The song is written in the key of D major with a moderately slow tempo of 79 beats per minute in the unusual ⁶
₄ time signature. It follows a chord progression of D–G5–Bm♭6–A, and Crow's vocals span from A₃ to B₄.[2] Lyrically, the song finds the narrarator in a frustrated relationship, looking for solace from her partner, despite the fact that his commitments may not be as true as her own.

Alan Jones from Music Week described "Strong Enough" as "another pleasing, though less commercial [than "All I Wanna Do"], song – a lilting, understated folksy piece. Not a huge single, but it will direct further attention to her album, Tuesday Night Music Club."[3]

A simple black-and-white music video was directed by Martin Bell. It features Crow in a largely empty room alternatively singing the song into a microphone and pacing anxiously through the room.

Travis Tritt wrote and released an answer song called "Strong Enough to Be Your Man" in 2002.[35] Canadian Idol alum Tara Oram covered the track on her second studio album, Revival, in 2011. Beyoncé covered the song during her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.