Mama (Loves a Crackhead)

"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)"
Single by Plan B
from the album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Released	10 July 2006 (2006-07-10)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:57
Label	679
Songwriter(s)	Ben Drew, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
Producer(s)	Plan B, Jonathan Quarmby (add.), Kevin Bacon (add.)
Plan B singles chronology
"Missing Links" (2006) "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (2006) "No More Eatin'" (2006)

"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" is the fourth single by British rapper and songwriter Plan B, taken from his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, which was released two weeks prior to the single. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was the first single to be entirely produced by Plan B himself. "Mama" was released on 10 July 2006, and it just missed out on a UK Top 40 placing, peaking at #41. The song "tells the sad story of his mother's relationship with a crack addict".^[1] The music video for "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was directed by Dawn Shadforth.^[2] The song samples "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates and a remix version featuring Hall & Oates is also featured on his Paint It Blacker mixtape.