mother mother song recorded american singer christina_aguilera fifth studio album basics song released november rca_records fourth final single album european territories slow baby serviced final single oceania written production credited producer serviced additional producer mother piano ballad talks abusive childhood incorporates musical instruments strings keyboards contains sample sur ton written release song met mainly positive reviews contemporary music critics managed enter charts europe moderate success background recording releasing stripped collaborating different artists decided record new old school style materials upcoming album later explained lengthy break allowed write lot experienced time explained wanted bring novel album songs wanted try evolve artist visionary result basics fifth studio album discs disc worked beat driven producers premier included samples production second written produced solely longtime producer sent letters different producers hoped help direction taking project encouraging experiment create modern soul feel described disc kind throwback elements jazz blues soul music combined modern day twist like hard hitting beats mother written production credited producer serviced additional producer piano keyboards provided served guitar arranging lewis played string instruments composition mother piano ballad written key minor track moderate tempo beats minute mother chord progression beginning vocal range track spans low note high note track instrumentation comes guitar strings piano keyboards features sample sur ton written ign called track melody according mother talks abusive childhood revealed think going went young age abuse went household affect lot domestic violence topic society recalls domestic violence childhood sings took anger face kept pain locked away nick_levine digital spy said mother song topic album stripped release reception release commercial performance mother serviced fourth final single basics europe september available digital downloads switzerland october available single sales united_kingdom germany song purchased single digital download single november united_kingdom mother available digital download december single impacted radio stations countries europe including switzerland germany czech_republic austria late single debuted number december peaked number following week track remained total weeks german mother peaked number single peaked netherlands switzerland number respectively critical response release mother met mainly positive reviews contemporary music critics bbc_music wrote song mean lot self defence lyrics gets singing prove slant_magazine editor sal_cinquemani deemed mother lovely piano string melody offered sputnikmusic positive mother commenting ode single mother middle finger abusive father proof works best subject matter actually means song sing ign positive song meaning writing energy helps rise standard young pop queen fare day musicomh impressed song calling good saying bad moments feel worse digital spy critic nick_levine provided negative review giving stars rating calling conclusion compared mother madonna song father sad melody theme child abuse promotion promote mother basics performed song number occasions july performed track jazz club london held fans invited guests minute concert comprised songs upcoming basics songs including lady beautiful mtv positive performance wrote gig reflected jazz club mood new album swinging brass heavy backing band fit dancers stage later mother performed worldwide basics tour performed track clip man repeatedly punching woman blood face appeared screen tour preceded newspaper headlines big screen goes act performance included video release basics live live video performance mother tour taken accompanying dvd premiered late nick_levine digital spy called cheap looking video track listings single germany digital download mother mother instrumental switzerland digital download mother credits personnel contains sample song sur ton written credits adapted liner notes basics rca_records charts
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