Mother Tongue (Bring Me the Horizon song)

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"Mother Tongue"
Cover-art-mother-tongue.jpg
Cover art for the "Sub Focus Remix"
Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album Amo
Released22 January 2019 (2019-01-22)
Genre
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oliver Sykes
  • Jordan Fish
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Medicine"
(2019)		"Mother Tongue"
(2019)		"Nihilist Blues"
(2019)
Music video
"Mother Tongue" on YouTube

"Mother Tongue" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. [1] Produced by the band's vocalist Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish, it is featured on the group's 2019 sixth studio album Amo . The track was released as the fourth single from the album on 22 January 2019 and has spent twelve non-consecutive weeks on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart as of July 2019. [2]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Mother Tongue" has been described as a pop rock, [3] [4] dance-pop, [5] and pop metal song. [6] According to Jordan Fish, "Mother Tongue" is the spiritual successor of "Drown". [7] The track is a love song dedicated to Oliver Sykes' wife, Alissa Salls. [8] Fish said of the song:

"Vocal-wise it's quite a big song. There's a little bit of Portuguese in there, which is quite unusual. It's kind of a big, anthemic song. It's probably as close as we get to something like "Drown" on this album. It's a love song, so it's an emotional one." [7]

Music video

The music video for "Mother Tongue" was released via YouTube on 9 May 2019. [9] It was filmed in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. [10]

Charts

Chart performance for "Mother Tongue"
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [11] 16
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 68
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [14] 4
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 23

Certifications

Certifications for "Mother Tongue"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [16] Gold20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Trapp, Philip (22 January 2019). "Bring Me The Horizon get romantic on new song 'mother tongue'". Alternative Press. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "BRING ME THE HORIZON Release New Ballad "Mother Tongue," – Where Is The "-Core?"". Metal Injection. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "REVIEW: Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Survival Horror". Thunderchord. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021. The latter however would rather alienate fans with their new sound and direction, especially with pop-rock sing-alongs like "Medicine" and "Mother Tongue".
  5. ↑ "Bring Me The Horizon Share New Dance-Pop Track 'Mother Tongue'". Music Feeds. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Morin, Max (12 June 2019). "Exclaim!'s Top 29 Albums of 2019 So Far". Exclaim! . Retrieved 11 May 2022. Gone are the days of the deathcore scene kids; in their place, we have some of the best pop metal tracks ever put to record, including "Mantra," "Medicine," "Mother Tongue" and "Sugar Honey Ice & Tea."
  7. 1 2 "Bring Me The Horizon Talk Us Through Every Track On Forthcoming Album Amo". Kerrang! . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bring Me The Horizon – mother tongue Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bring Me The Horizon Release New Video For mother tongue". Kerrang!. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Alex, Tony (9 May 2019). "Bring Me The Horizon lança clipe de "mother tongue" gravado no Brasil". Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 17. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Bring Me The Horizon Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Bring Me the Horizon – Mother Tongue" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 7 March 2023.


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