| "Mama's Broken Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Miranda Lambert | ||||
| from the album Four the Record | ||||
| Released | January 14, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brandy Clark Shane McAnally Kacey Musgraves | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Liddell Glenn Worf Chuck Ainlay | |||
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| "Mama's Broken Heart" on YouTube | ||||
"Mama's Broken Heart" is a song recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released on January 14, 2013 as the fourth single from Lambert's album, Four the Record (2011). "Mama's Broken Heart" was written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves, and is about a woman losing control after a break-up and ignoring her mother's advice on dealing with such a situation.
The song garnered a positive reception from critics who praised the production and Lambert's delivery of the lyrics. "Mama's Broken Heart" peaked at number 2 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also charted at number 20 on the Hot 100, her fourth top 40 hit on that chart. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold 1,960,000 copies in the United States as of September 2015. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number one on the Country chart and number 30 on the Canadian Hot 100.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
- ^ "Behind the Song Lyrics: "Mama's Broken Heart," Miranda Lambert". 14 January 2022.