"Mama (Ana Ahabak)" [English: "Mother (I Love You)"] is a song by Austrian recording artist Christina Stürmer. Dealing with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it was written by Robert Pfluger and Alexander Kahr for her debut studio album Freier Fall (2003), while production was helmed by the latter. Selected as the album's third and final single, the song became Stürmer's second number one hit in Austria, where it was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[1]
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| Single by Christina Stürmer | ||||
| from the album Freier Fall | ||||
| Released | 17 November 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:55 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Alexander Kahr | |||
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| "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" on YouTube | ||||
In 2005, a re-arranged version of "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" featuring additional production by Thorsten Brötzmann, was included on Stürmer's international album Schwarz Weiss, marking her first venture into the German and Swiss music markets. Selected as the album's third single, it reached number 11 in Germany and number 33 on the Swiss Singles Chart.
Music video
editThe music video starts with Stürmer sitting on the floor. Scenes of little kids sitting outside in the cold around a fire are shown. Kids sitting alone in their beds are shown. The video then moves to show kids picking up scrap pieces of wood. Little kids are shown scavenging through garbage.
Interpretation
editThe title "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" is a borrowing from the Arabic Ana Ahabak (in Arabic أنا أحبك transliterated anā uḥibbuk) which is Arabic for "I Love You." The song was written after the American and Allied attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan. The song is about the confusion of the war and the disastrous effect on children.
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | Platinum | 30,000* |
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References
edit- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Christina Stürmer – Mama Ana Ahabak" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Christina – Mama Ana Ahabak" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Christina Stürmer – Mama (Ana Ahabak)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Christina Stürmer – Mama (Ana Ahabak) (2005)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003". Austrian Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004". Austrian Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts 2006". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Christina – Mama Ana Ahabak" (in German). IFPI Austria.