Mama (Loves a Crackhead)

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"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)"
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Single by Plan B
from the album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Released10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
Recorded2005
Genre Hip hop
Length3:57
Label 679
Songwriter(s) Ben Drew, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
Producer(s) Plan B, Jonathan Quarmby (add.), Kevin Bacon (add.)
Plan B singles chronology
"Missing Links"
(2006)
"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)"
(2006)
"No More Eatin'"
(2006)

"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" is the fourth single by British rapper and songwriter Plan B, taken from his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words , which was released two weeks prior to the single. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was the first single to be entirely produced by Plan B himself. "Mama" was released on 10 July 2006, and it just missed out on a UK Top 40 placing, peaking at #41. The song "tells the sad story of his mother's relationship with a crack addict". [1] The music video for "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was directed by Dawn Shadforth. [2] The song samples "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates and a remix version featuring Hall & Oates is also featured on his Paint It Blacker mixtape.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Radio Version) – 3:59
  2. "Sick 2 Def" (The Early Version) (featuring The Earlies) – 3:34
  1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Music Video) – 4:30
  2. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Making of the Video) - 3:00
  1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Radio Version) – 3:59
  1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Radio Version) – 3:59
  2. "Sick 2 Def" (The Early Version) (featuring The Earlies) – 3:34
  3. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Acoustic Version) – 4:13
  4. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (Live Version) – 4:19

Personnel

Production [9]
Additional musicians [9]

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 41

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United KingdomJuly 10, 2006 CD single, DVD single, 7" vinyl, Digital download 679 Recordings

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