| "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" | ||||
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| Single by Plan B | ||||
| from the album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2006 | |||
| Format | CD, DVD, 7", download | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | 679 | |||
| Writer(s) | Ben Drew, Darryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | |||
| Producer | Plan B, Jonathan Quarmby (add.), Kevin Bacon (add.) | |||
| Plan B singles chronology | ||||
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"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" is the second single by Plan B, taken from his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, which was released two weeks prior to the single.
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"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was the first single to be entirely produced by Plan B himself. "Mama" was released on 10 July, 2005 and was his first to be released on CD and DVD. It just missed out on a UK Top 40 placing, peaking at #41.
The song "tells the sad story of his mother's relationship with a crack addict" [1].
The music video for "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was directed by Dawn Shadforth [2].
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] | 41 |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | July 10, 2006 | CD Single 7" Vinyl Digital download Digital download #2 |
679 Recordings |
| July 17, 2006 | Digital download #3 (iTunes only) |
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