"Mother" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. It was released through Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records as a single on September 12, 2019.[1] Puth produced the song with Louis Bell and Andrew Watt, and they wrote it alongside Ryan Tedder and Billy Walsh. Billboard ranked it as the 74th best song of 2019.[2]
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| Single by Charlie Puth | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2019 | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
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Background
editPuth revealed the song's title and release date on September 4, 2019.[3] "Mother" was written and produced by Puth, Andrew Watt, Louis Bell and Ryan Tedder.[4] Chad Smith played drums on the track after Puth played a master for Smith while the two contributed to songs for the Ozzy Osbourne album Ordinary Man.[5] According to Puth, the song is about a relationship that is "secretly crumbling from the inside", and that he "sometimes disguise sad lyrical sentiments with happy music".[6]
The song and its video were released on September 12, 2019.[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 26 |
| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[9] | 36 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 32 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | September 12, 2019 |
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| United States | October 7, 2019 | Hot Modern AC | Atlantic | [12] |
| October 8, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [13] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Mother / Charlie Puth – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ @charlieputh (September 4, 2019). "MOTHER 9.12.19" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Maicki, Salvatore (September 12, 2019). "Charlie Puth's new single "Mother" is here". The Fader. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ Cerio, Michael (September 12, 2019). "Charlie Puth Reveals the Rock Legend on 'Mother' and What's Different About His Upcoming Album". Audacy. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Cingrana, Joe (November 5, 2019). "Emotional Charlie Puth Reveals 'Mother' Is About 'Secretly Crumbling' Relationship". Audacy.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (September 12, 2019). "Charlie Puth Hangs Out Shirtless by a Pool, Gets Up to No Good With His Pals in 'Mother' Video: Watch". Billboard.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 16/11/2019" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Charlie Puth Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Puth Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases | Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates |".
- ^ "Top 40 Mainstream Music Radio News, Pop Music, Top Songs, Charts, Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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