Mama Say
{{Infobox song
| name = Mama Say
| cover = Mama_Say_BHG.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bloodhound Gang
| album = Dingleberry Haze and Use Your Fingers
| released = May 16, 1995
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 2:59
| label = Columbia
| writer =
| producer = Jimmy Pop
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Fire Water Burn
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FWitr0g11Ys|"Mama Say"}}}}
}}
"Mama Say" is the debut single of the Bloodhound Gang. It was originally released as a single from the band's 1994 EP, Dingleberry Haze,{{Cite magazine|date=April 8, 1995|title=Glass Starts Underdog Label|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA126|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510}} but is usually associated with the 1995 album Use Your Fingers. The single features the song remixed by God Lives Underwater.
Music and lyrics
"Mama Say" references children-oriented works and creators like Scooby-Doo, Sesame Street and Judy Blume. Billboard has described the track as having "the goofiest and grooviest sounds of the year".{{Cite magazine|date=February 4, 1995|title=Single Reviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95|magazine=Billboard|page=95|issn=0006-2510}}
The song samples Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" in the repeated line "Mama say, mama sa mama cu sa" in its chorus; the title is taken from both this sample and the song "Soul Makossa", which inspired the Jackson tune.{{cite book|last1=DeLancey|first1=Mark Dike|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PfCYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA349|title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon|last2=Neh Mbuh|first2=Rebecca|date=15 June 2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-5381-1968-6|page=349}} Another credited sample is from Duran Duran's "Save a Prayer".
Track listing
;CD single
- "Mama Say" (Original Mess)
- "Mama Say" (Hip Hop Mix)
- "Mama Say" (I Didn't Get Paid Sh*t for This Mix)
- "Mama Say" (Devil's Food Cake Mix)
= Credits =
- Bloodhound Gang – production (1)
- Tony D. – production, mixing (2)
- Gary King – engineering (2)
- Jimmy Pop – production (3)
- Jeff Turzo – production (4)
Music video
The music video consists purely of Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs performing in a street for a large crowd. M.S.G. and Skip O'Pot2Mus are shown in a few shots. Lupus Thunder is not shown at all.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
References
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