| "Mother" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Danzig_Mother_UK.jpg) Cover to the 1993–94 single | ||||
| Single by Danzig | ||||
| from the album Danzig | ||||
| Released | August 30, 1988 (original) Fall 1993 (US reissue) April–May 1994 (US, UK, Europe and Australia reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1987 at Atlantic Recording Studios and Chung King Metal in New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Def American (original) American Recordings (reissue) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Glenn Danzig | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
| Danzig singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Danzig_-_Mother_single_cover.jpg) Cover to the alternative 1994 UK and Europe single | ||||
"Mother" is a song by American heavy metal band Danzig. It was originally released in August 1988 as the lead single from their debut album, Danzig.
In 1993–1994, almost six years after its original release, a remixed version of the song titled "Mother '93" became a hit on radio and earned Buzz Bin rotation on MTV[1] after a music video incorporating live footage was created to promote the band's new EP, Thrall-Demonsweatlive. During this time the single was reissued by American Recordings, with the remix title updated to "Mother '94" on later versions.
"Mother" remains Danzig's highest charting single. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3] In the UK, the song peaked at number 62 on the singles chart.[4]
- ^ "On the Same Track". Entertainment Weekly. February 18, 1994. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.