Oh Mother

"Oh Mother"
Single by Christina Aguilera
from the album Back to Basics
Released	September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)
Length	3:44
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Christina Aguilera Derryck Thornton Mark Rankin Liz Thornton Kara DioGuardi Bruno Coulais Christophe Barratier
Producer(s)	Big Tank Q L Boggie Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Slow Down Baby" (2007) "Oh Mother" (2007) "Keeps Gettin' Better" (2008)
Licensed audio
"Oh Mother" on YouTube

"Oh Mother" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006). The song was released on August 13, 2007, by RCA Records as the fourth and final single from the album in European territories, while "Slow Down Baby" was serviced as the final single in Oceania. It was written by Aguilera, Derryck Thornton, Mark Rankin, Liz Thornton, Christophe Barratier, Bruno Coulais and Kara DioGuardi. Production was done by Big Tank and Q, with L Boggie credited as co-producer and Aguilera serviced as additional producer.

"Oh Mother" is a downtempo piano ballad that talks about Aguilera's abusive childhood. It incorporates various musical instruments, from strings to keyboards. It contains a sample from "Vois Sur Ton Chemin", written by Bruno Coulais and Christopher Barratler. Upon its release, the song was met with mainly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. It also managed to enter charts in Europe with moderate success.