| "Mrs. Potato Head" | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Melanie_Martinez_Mrs_Potato_Head_storybook.png) Physical edition Cry Baby storybook art for "Mrs. Potato Head" | |
| Song by Melanie Martinez | |
| from the album Cry Baby | |
| Genre | Dark wave |
| Length | 3:37 |
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| Producer(s) | One Love |
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| "Mrs. Potato Head" on YouTube | |
"Mrs. Potato Head" is a song by American recording artist Melanie Martinez from her[a] debut album, Cry Baby (2015). Lyrically, the song deals with plastic surgery, its consequences, and the struggle for beauty in the modern world, especially for women. It was written by Melanie Martinez, Jeremy Dussolliet, and Tim Sommers, and was produced by Kinetics & One Love.
"Mrs. Potato Head" was hailed as a highlight of Cry Baby, with critics praising Martinez's songwriting and vocal delivery, Kinetics & One Love's production, and the song's overall theme.
On December 1, 2016, a music video of the song was released, depicting the fictional protagonist of the song's parent album, Cry Baby, watching the decay of a woman pressured to undergo plastic surgery, through a television screen.
The song charted and peaked at number five on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
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