"Daddy" is a song recorded, and performed by American nu metal band Korn for their self-titled debut album. It is the album's 12th and final track.

The song originated in Jonathan Davis's former band Sexart. The original concept came from Sexart member Dennis Shinn. As Shinn stated: "The song took on 2 lives. 1st being titled "Follow Me" as it was written and performed in our band we had together called Sexart. The song changed form when it was re-produced by Korn. The first version of the song; Lyrically portrayed from an older person's perspective, who is about to rape the mind of an "Innocent Child" sexually (being referenced as a virgin not an actual child metaphorically speaking). As the song focused more on the creepy element being their first sexual experience. The song carried a dark feel, both musically, and in lyrics. This is probably how, and exactly why Jonathan was able to channel a dark moment from his past when he was in the process of re-producing the song with Korn. Jonathan also gave the song a new title, "Daddy".

The band's singer, Jonathan Davis, has stated that the song is about his painful experience of being molested as a child and not being believed. However, he denied it was about physical or sexual abuse at the hands of his father, and the title and some concepts within the song stem from his parents not believing him. The song caused many to assume Rick Davis (Jonathan's father) had molested his son. It is a source of embarrassment for him, though his son has gone on the record in many interviews saying it was written about a family friend who sexually abused him. When Jonathan Davis tried to turn to his family, they ignored him. Neither Jonathan nor Rick decided to say who the person was.

In an early Kerrang! magazine interview, Davis commented on the song:

"When I was a kid, I was being abused by somebody else and I went to my parents and told them about it, and they thought I was lying and joking around. They never did shit about it. They didn't believe it was happening to their son.... I don't really like to talk about that song. This is as much as I've ever talked about it...."

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Davis stated that he is comfortable performing the song now. Davis has stated in a YouTube video discussing the song. In the video, he said that the abuser was his babysitter and that the abuser died.

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