Mama Ain't Proud

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"Mama Ain't Proud"
Mama Ain't Proud Guy Sebastian.jpg
Single by Guy Sebastian featuring 2 Chainz
from the album Madness
Released20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)
Genre Pop
Length3:46
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
  • Nicholas Audino
  • Lewis Hughes
  • Fridolin Walcher
  • Christoph Bauss
  • Tauheed Epps
Producer(s)
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Come Home with Me"
(2014)
"Mama Ain't Proud"
(2014)
"Linger"
(2014)
2 Chainz singles chronology
"U Guessed It (Remix)"
(2014)
"Mama Ain't Proud"
(2014)
"Hood Go Crazy"
(2015)

"Mama Ain't Proud" is a song by Australian singer Guy Sebastian, released digitally in Australia on 20 October 2014. [1] It debuted at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It is the third single from his album Madness and was produced by Twice as Nice, Shuko & Freedo. "Mama Ain't Proud" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. [2]

Contents

Release and promotion

Sebastian performed the song live on The X Factor Australia grand final show on October 20 [3] and on Sunrise on October 27.

The video was shot in Atlanta on October 10. The Tagline "mama ain't proud" was penned by Guy Sebastian after a heated argument with his mother about his lack of Christianity. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 17
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] 92

Year-end chart

Chart (2014)Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart [7] 41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [8] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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