Mother (Charlie Puth song)
2019 single by Charlie Puth
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"Mother" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. It was released through Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records as a single on September 12, 2019.[1] Puth produced the song with Louis Bell and Andrew Watt, and they wrote it alongside Ryan Tedder and Billy Walsh. Billboard ranked it as the 74th best song of 2019.[2]
- Charlie Puth
- Louis Bell
- Andrew Wotman
- Ryan Tedder
- William Walsh
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| Released | September 12, 2019 | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
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Background
Puth revealed the song's title and release date on September 4, 2019.[3] "Mother" was written and produced by Puth, Andrew Watt, Louis Bell and Ryan Tedder.[4] Chad Smith played drums on the track after Puth played a master for Smith while the two contributed to songs for the Ozzy Osbourne album Ordinary Man.[5] According to Puth, the song is about a relationship that is "secretly crumbling from the inside", and that he "sometimes disguise sad lyrical sentiments with happy music".[6]
The song and its video were released on September 12, 2019.[7]
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 26 |
| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[9] | 36 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 32 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 38 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | September 12, 2019 |
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| United States | October 7, 2019 | Hot Modern AC | Atlantic | [12] |
| October 8, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [13] |
