Shut Up My Moms Calling

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"Shut Up My Moms Calling"
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Single by Hotel Ugly
from the album The Ugly EP
Released
  • February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
  • September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) (re-release)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length4:23
Label Self-released
Songwriters
  • Christopher Fiscella
  • Michael Fiscella
Producer Hotel Ugly
Hotel Ugly singles chronology
"Shut Up My Moms Calling"
(2020)		"2ugly"
(2020)
Music video
"Shut Up My Moms Calling" on YouTube

"Shut Up My Moms Calling" is a song by American indie pop duo [a] Hotel Ugly, self-released on February 10, 2020, as the lead single from their extended play (EP), The Ugly EP (2020). In 2022, the song gained popularity on TikTok, and has since appeared on many charts around the world, peaking at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #36 on the UK Singles Chart in early 2023. "Shut Up My Moms Calling" was re-released as a single on September 14, 2022 to coincide with this, along with a sped-up version.

Contents

Background and composition

"Shut Up My Moms Calling" would be re-released on September 14, 2022, alongside with a sped-up version. The song's lyrics center around the point of view of someone who is struggling to keep a romantic relationship afloat, and the narrator is constantly asking their partner to "come home".

Commercial performance

The song became a sleeper hit in mid-late-2022 thanks to its frequent use on TikTok, mainly a sped-up version of it. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week of January 14, 2024, at number 96, and peaked at number 68. [3] On the UK Singles Chart, "Shut Up My Moms Calling" was a top-40 hit, peaking at number 36 on the week of 26 January 2023. [4] The song also peaked at number 6 on the Independent Singles Chart, and at number 1 on the Independent Singles Breakers Chart in the UK as well. [4] The song was also a top-40 hit in New Zealand, where it peaked at 31 on the week of 24 April 2023. [5] However, it was removed the following week due to the chart's introduction of a catalog system, removing recurrent songs over a certain age and under a certain position. Nevertheless, the song is still charting on the catalog chart as of the week of 5 February 2024. [6]

On the Billboard Global 200 chart, "Shut Up My Moms Calling" debuted at number 194 the week of December 10, 2022, and peaked at number 64 for the week of January 21, 2023. [7] As of December 2025, the song has amassed over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, while the sped-up version accumulated over 608 million streams. [8]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "Shut Up My Moms Calling"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [22] Platinum90,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [23] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24] 4× Platinum120,000‡
Spain (Promusicae) [25] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum600,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [27] Platinum2,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hotel Ugly was initially a duo composed of brothers Christopher and Michael Fiscella when "Shut Up My Moms Calling" was released. [1] However, as of February 2024, Hotel Ugly is listed as a solo project of Michael. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Candage, Ella (April 24, 2023). "Hotel Ugly, the artists behind "Shut up My Moms Calling," released a new album and it's worth the listen". The Maine Campus. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hotel Ugly". hotelugly.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Zellner, Xander (January 11, 2023). "Hot 100 First-Timers: Hotel Ugly Checks In With 'Shut Up My Moms Calling'". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "SHUT UP MY MOMS CALLING". Official Charts. November 24, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Cabral, R. J. (September 15, 2020). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 26/1/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of February 18, 2023". Billboard . Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ dramsay@pmc.com (November 30, 2021). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2024". Billboard . Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Top 200 Singles YTD – Semanas 01 a 52 de 2024" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  24. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Mom's Calling". Radioscope. Retrieved January 25, 2026.Type Shut Up My Mom's Calling in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  25. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  26. ↑ "British single certifications – Hotel Ugly – Shut Up My Moms Calling". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  27. ↑ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 43/2024" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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