Me and Your Mama

"Me and Your Mama" is a single by American rapper and singer Childish Gambino. It was released on November 10, 2016 worldwide, and is the first single from his third studio album "Awaken, My Love!"[1]

"Me and Your Mama"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the album "Awaken, My Love!"
ReleasedNovember 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length6:19
LabelGlassnote
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ludwig Goransson
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"Together"
(2016)		 "Me and Your Mama"
(2016)		 "Redbone"
(2016)

It was noted by Billy Gill of A Nation of Billions and Graham Moore of Exeposé for Glover's powerful vocals[2][3] and the melodic, hypnotizing instrumentals throughout the song.

The song begins with a slow, melodic beat; consisting of a constant synth of changing pitch and a delicate high hat and 808 beat. This beat stretches for the first two minutes of the song, all the while a harmony of female voices repeat "I'm in love when we are smoking that la la la la la". This first section acts as a juxtaposition to the main portion. Sixteen beats before the main section, the 808s become significantly louder and the high hats become significantly quicker, acting as a build up towards the electrifying main section. This section is filled with powerful vocals, including Glover screaming in a high pitched voice and a demon-like laughter appearing occasionally in the background. Glover sings about how he is desperately in love, and essentially cannot live without the woman he's singing about. Despite her flaws, she has an unbounded "hold" on him. Eventually, Glover ends his rant abruptly, as the beat changes into a melody even more fragile than the first, including light guitar strumming, tambourine and maracas, and includes no drums, synths or vocals. This is the lengthiest section of the song.

The song was debuted live at Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 13, 2015.[4][5]

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 75
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 52
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[8] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 28

Personnel
  • Childish Gambino – vocals, percussion
  • Ludwig Göransson – bass, guitars, synths
  • Chris Hartz – drums
  • Ray Suen – guitars
  • Brent Jones and the Bestlife Singers – choir
  • Lynette Williams – B3 organ
  • Zac Rae – moog synthesizer, B3 organ
  • Per Gunnar Juliusson – Rhodes, piano
  • Thomas Drayton – bass
  • bLAck pARty – drum programming
  • Şerban Ghenea - Mix

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 40,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Hear Childish Gambino's Grooving New Song 'Me and Your Mama' – Rolling Stone
  2. Gill, Billy. "Childish Gambino Channels The Force On 'Me And Your Mama'". A Nation of Billions. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. Moore, Graham (12 December 2016). "Album Review: Childish Gambino – "Awaken, My Love!"". Exeposé. Retrieved June 25, 2017. ("The lengthy and dreamy intro to ‘Me and Your Mama’ – introducing the gospel-like sound which weaves throughout the album – gives way to powerful vocals, the likes of which we’ve never quite seen before from Gambino.")
  4. "Childish Gambino Setlist at Bonnaroo 2015". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. Childish Gambino Debuts A New Song at Bonnaroo 2015, retrieved 2021-11-24
  6. "ARIA CHART WATCH #395". auspOp. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. "Childish Gambino Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  9. "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  10. "Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. "Canadian single certifications – Childish Gambino – Me and Your Mama". Music Canada.
  13. "British single certifications – Childish Gambino – Me and Your Mama". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 27, 2022.



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