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"The Mother We Share"
Chvrches - The Mother We Share - 2012.jpeg
Single by Chvrches
from the album The Bones of What You Believe
Released2 October 2012 (2012-10-02)
Genre Indie pop, synth-pop
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chvrches
Chvrches singles chronology
"The Mother We Share"
(2012)		"Recover"
(2013)
Alternative cover
Chvrches - Mother We Share - Blood Diamonds remix.jpg
Cover art for Blood Diamonds remix
No.TitleLength
1."The Mother We Share"3:09
2."The Mother We Share" (A JD Twitch Optimo Remix)5:00
3."The Mother We Share" (Miaoux Miaoux Remix)4:37
Total length:12:46

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [38] Gold40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom2 October 2012 Digital download National Anthem [41]
5 November 201210" vinyl [42]
15 September 2013Digital download (reissue) Virgin [43]
United States19 November 2013Digital download Glassnote [44]
3 March 2014 Hot adult contemporary radio [45]

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