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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]
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- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Genesis / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2012.