"Mama's Song" | ||||
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Single by Carrie Underwood | ||||
from the album Play On | ||||
Released | September 13, 2010 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carrie Underwood Kara DioGuardi Marti Frederiksen Luke Laird | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Bright | |||
Carrie Underwood singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Mama's Song" on YouTube |
"Mama's Song" is a song recorded by American country music singer Carrie Underwood, co-written by her along with Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen, and Luke Laird. It was released in September 2010 as the fourth and final single from her third studio album, Play On . These songwriters also wrote her previous single, "Undo It".
Underwood performed this song on the 44th CMA Awards on November 10, 2010. The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.
The song is a ballad where the female narrator sings to her mother, telling her to let her go and not to worry as the daughter moves out and begins her own life as the bride of the man she loves.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the song as "sticky" and "tacky." [1] Sean Daly of the St. Petersburg Times compared it unfavorably to "Change" on the same album, saying that both were "too precious, too preachy." [2] Slant Magazine reviewer Jonathan Keefe described the song more favorably in his review of the album, saying that it had cliché lyrics but praising Underwood's "understated vocal" as well as the comparatively softer production. [3] In a more positive review, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that she "proves yet again that she can just sing without having to reach for the rafters on every note, and the production is agreeably mellow and acoustic." [4]
The official music video for "Mama's Song" premiered on VEVO on September 24, 2010. It features both Underwood's husband Mike Fisher, and her mother Carole. It was filmed in Nashville, and was directed by Shaun Silva. It tells the story of a woman who meets her true love and moves away from her mom. [5]
In October 2009, in advance of the album's release, "Mama's Song" charted at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 68 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was the first of three promotional singles from the album. [6] On the Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending September 4, 2010, it entered at number 55. [7] It has also re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87 upon its release as an official single and has reached a new peak of 56. It is one of Underwood's singles to reach the Hot 100 that has charted outside the top 50, with "Love Wins" and "Drinking Alone." On the week of January 17, 2011 it peaked at number two on Hot Country Songs and became Underwood's third single to peak at number two.
As a promotional single (before the release of Play On):
United States: 39,000[ citation needed ]
As a confirmed single (after the release of Play On):
United States: 442,000 [8]
The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. [9]
Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] | 68 |
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [11] | 10 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 56 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 2 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard) [14] | 50 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [15] | Platinum | 442,000 [8] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | "Mama's Song" | Inspirational Mainstream Song | Nominated |
2011 | "Mama's Song" | Inspirational Music Video | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | "Mama's Song" | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | "Mama's Song" | Female Single of the Year | Won |
2011 | "Mama's Song" | Female Music Video of the Year | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | "Mama's Song" | Best Country Solo Performance | Nominated |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | October 13, 2009 | Music download | Arista Nashville |
Canada | Sony Music | ||
United States | September 13, 2010 | Airplay | Arista Nashville |
Canada | Sony Music | ||
Australia | November 3, 2010 | ||
Philippines | November 6, 2010 |
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album, Some Hearts (2005), was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. She won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. The next studio album, Carnival Ride (2007), had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album, Play On (2009), was preceded by the single "Cowboy Casanova", which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100.
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