Mother (Meghan Trainor song)

"Mother"
"Mother"
Single by Meghan Trainor
from the album Takin' It Back (Deluxe)
Released	March 27, 2023
Genre	Pop
Length	2:27
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Meghan Trainor; Sean Douglas; Gian Stone; Justin Trainor; Pat Ballard;
Producer(s)	Gian Stone; Justin Trainor;
Meghan Trainor singles chronology
Music video
	"Mother" on YouTube

"Mother" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from the deluxe edition of her fifth major-label studio album, Takin' It Back (2022). She co-wrote the song with Sean Douglas and its producers, Gian Stone and her brother Justin. Epic Records released it to US hot adult contemporary radio stations as the deluxe edition's lead single on March 27, 2023. A pop song with doo-wop influences, it interpolates the Chordettes' single "Mr. Sandman". Inspired by men who said Trainor's pregnancy would end her career, the song is about women's empowerment; in its lyrics, she asks the male subject to stop mansplaining and to listen to her.

Critics were favorable of its musical composition, but they criticized Trainor for calling herself mother, usually an African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang term also adopted by the LGBTQ community. The song reached the top 30 on national record charts in Belgium, Ireland, Suriname, and the United Kingdom. Charm La'Donna directed and choreographed the music video for it, which stars Kris Jenner. The latter dons a platinum blonde bob and appears in a white silk gown in a scene which channels Marilyn Monroe's performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and later with Trainor in matching black gowns. The video received praise for the fashion choices; critics described it as glamorous. Trainor performed "Mother" on The Today Show and Capital's Summertime Ball and included it on the set list of her 2024 concert tour, the Timeless Tour.

^ "Pat Ballard Dies; a Song Writer, 61; Author of 'Mr. Sandman,' 'So Beats My Heart for You' uWrote Radio Scripts". The New York Times. October 28, 1960. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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[1] "Pat Ballard Dies; a Song Writer, 61; Author of 'Mr. Sandman,' 'So Beats My Heart for You' uWrote Radio Scripts". The New York Times. October 28, 1960. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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