| "Mama" | |
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| Song by My Chemical Romance featuring Liza Minnelli | |
| from the album The Black Parade | |
| Released | October 23, 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Studio | Eldorado Recording, Burbank |
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| Length | 4:39 |
| Label | Reprise |
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| "Mama" on YouTube | |
"Mama" is a song by the American rock band My Chemical Romance, released as the ninth track from their third studio album, The Black Parade (2006). A "goth cabaret" song featuring Broadway actress Liza Minnelli, "Mama" was conceived after lead guitarist Ray Toro was bet that he could not write a polka in the band's style. "Mama" was written by band members Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way, and was produced by the group alongside Rob Cavallo.
The song's lyrics focus on The Patient, the dying protagonist of The Black Parade, and his relationship with his mother. Music critics praised "Mama" for its theatricality, its ambition, and Minnelli's appearance on the track. It is regarded as one of the best songs on the album, as well as in the band's discography as a whole. "Mama" has been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).