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"Mama" | ||||
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Single by Genesis | ||||
from the album Genesis | ||||
B-side | "It's Gonna Get Better" | |||
Released | 22 August 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Studio | The Farm, Surrey | |||
Genre | Synth-rock[2] | |||
Length | 6:49 (album version) 6:07 (single version) 5:18 (video edit / radio edit) 7:27 (long version) | |||
Label | Atlantic, Virgin, Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford | |||
Producer(s) | Genesis, Hugh Padgham | |||
Genesis singles chronology | ||||
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"Mama" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released as the first single in 1983 from their self-titled album. It is recognisable for its harsh drum machine introduction composed by Mike Rutherford, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in a minor tonality and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice. It remains the band's most successful single in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK singles chart.[3] It also made the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Ireland and the Netherlands. It was less popular in the US, only reaching No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] A 1992 re-release of the single managed to reach the Top 40 in Germany.[5]