"Mother" | ||||
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US picture sleeve | ||||
Single by John Lennon | ||||
from the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | ||||
B-side | "Why" (Yoko Ono) | |||
Released | 28 December 1970 (US only) | |||
Recorded | September–October 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 5:34 (album version) 3:53 (single edit) | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Lennon | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Spector, John Lennon and Yoko Ono | |||
John Lennon singles chronology | ||||
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John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band track listing | ||||
11 tracks
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"Mother" is a song by English musician John Lennon, first released on his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. An edited version of the song was issued as a single in the United States on Apple Records, on 28 December 1970.[1] The single edit runs 1:41 shorter than the album due to removing the tolling bells that start the song and a quicker fade-out. The B-side features "Why" by Yoko Ono. The song peaked in the United States at number 19 on the Cashbox Top 100[2] and number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] In Canada the song reached number 12.[3]