User:MaranoFan/Mom (Meghan Trainor song)
| "Mom" | |
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| Promotional single by Meghan Trainor featuring Kelli Trainor | |
| from the album Thank You | |
| Released | April 29, 2016 |
| Genre | Doo-wop |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | Epic |
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"Mom" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from her second major-label studio album Thank You (2016), featuring her mother Kelli Trainor. It was released on April 29, 2016, to digital download platforms by Epic Records as the album's fourth and final promotional single. Produced by Johan Carlsson and Justin Trainor, they co-wrote the song with Meghan Trainor and Ross Golan. It was performed during Trainor's The Untouchable Tour (2016).
Background and composition
[edit]"Mom" was written by Meghan Trainor along with Ross Golan, Johan Carlsson and her brother Justin Trainor, with the latter two also having produced the song. The song was released as the fourth and final promotional single from Meghan Trainor's second major-label studio album Thank You (2016), on April 29, 2016, by Epic Records. It does not appear on the standard edition of the album.
"Mom" is a doo-wop collaboration between Trainor and her mother Kelli Trainor, and was described as a return to the sound of the former's debut major-label studio album Title (2015).[1] The song includes a recorded phone conversation between the two.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Time named "Mom" the second worst song of 2016.[3]
Commercial performance
[edit]"Mom" entered the US Pop Digital Songs chart at number 45 on the week dated May 21, 2016, becoming Kelli's debut entry on any Billboard chart.[4] In the following weeks, the song ascended to number 29, and dropped to number 50 before leaving the chart. On the chart issue dated June 23, 2017, it re-entered the US Pop Digital Songs chart at its peak of number 24.[5] "Mom" experienced a surge in popularity in 2020, entering the main Digital Song Sales chart at its peak of number 22 on the week dated May 23.[6]
Promotion
[edit]"Mom" was performed during Trainor's The Untouchable Tour (2016).[7][8][9] The song plays during the 2016 film Mother's Day.[10] On May 10, 2020, a homemade video for it was released on Trainor's YouTube channel. It is a montage of real footage, which includes Trainor's infancy, childhood and adolescence.[11]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017–2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] | 22 |
| US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] | 24 |
References
[edit]- ^ Corner, Lewis; Davidson, Amy (April 29, 2016). "Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear, including Rihanna, Kesha and Beyoncé". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Callegari, Caitlyn (May 13, 2016). "Who Is Meghan Trainor's Mom, Kelli Trainor? She's Featured On 'Thank You'". Bustle. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Top 10 Worst Songs 2016". Time. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Trust, Gary (May 10, 2016). "Meghan Trainor's Mom, Kelli, Is Now a Billboard Charting Artist". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Meghan Trainor (Chart Search)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Ball-Dionne, Caila (July 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor At L.A.'s Greek Theatre: Self Empowerment Reigns". Idolator. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Goodman, William (July 18, 2016). "Meghan Trainor: A Retro-Pop Everywoman at Seattle Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ Craddock, Lauren (July 23, 2016). "Meghan Trainor Performs With James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld Covers Justin Bieber at L.A. Concert". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ Myers, Kimber (April 29, 2016). "Review: 'Mother's Day' Starring Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis and More". IndieWire. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Trainor, Meghan (May 10, 2020). "Meghan Trainor - Mom feat. Kelli Trainor (Homemade Video)". YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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