Take Your Mama

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"Take Your Mama"
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Single by Scissor Sisters
from the album Scissor Sisters
ReleasedMarch 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
Length4:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters singles chronology
"Comfortably Numb"
(2004)		"Take Your Mama"
(2004)		"Laura"
(2004)
Official video
"Take Your Mama" on YouTube

"Take Your Mama" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters, included as the second track on their self-titled debut album (2004). The song, written by Babydaddy and Jake Shears at Shears' parents' horse farm in West Virginia, was inspired by Shears' coming out to his mother, with whom he was close. [1] The lyrics portray a homosexual man showing his mother the activities of gay nightlife in order to bond with her following his coming out. [2]

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The single was released on March 29, 2004, peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and receiving a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in July 2023. It also saw success in other regions, most notably in New Zealand, where it reached number 11 on the RIANZ Singles Chart. In Australia, where the song peaked at number 40, it was ranked number 23 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. [3]

Reviewing the song in May 2004 for Billboard magazine, Keith Caulfield wrote: "Scissor Sisters' Take Your Mama is one of the most exhilarating and exciting singles to come along in recent memory. The track's rocking sing-a-long chorus is instantly memorable." [4]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United KingdomMarch 29, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Polydor [2] [25]
United StatesMay 10, 2004 Alternative radio Universal [26]
June 1, 2004 Hot adult contemporary radio [27]
June 8, 2004 Triple A radio [28]
August 2, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [29]

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