"Mama Ain't Proud" is a song by Australian singer Guy Sebastian, released digitally in Australia on 20 October 2014.[1] It debuted at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It is the third single from his album Madness and was produced by Twice as Nice, Shuko & Freedo. "Mama Ain't Proud" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies.[2]

"Mama Ain't Proud"
Single by Guy Sebastian featuring 2 Chainz
from the album Madness
Released20 October 2014 (2014-10-20)
GenrePop
Length3:46
LabelSony
Songwriters
  • Nicholas Audino
  • Lewis Hughes
  • Fridolin Walcher
  • Christoph Bauss
  • Tauheed Epps
Producers
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Come Home with Me"
(2014)
"Mama Ain't Proud"
(2014)
"Linger"
(2014)
2 Chainz singles chronology
"U Guessed It (Remix)"
(2014)
"Mama Ain't Proud"
(2014)
"Hood Go Crazy"
(2015)

Release and promotion

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Sebastian performed the song live on The X Factor Australia grand final show on October 20[3] and on Sunrise on October 27.

The video was shot in Atlanta on October 10. The Tagline "mama ain't proud" was penned by Guy Sebastian after a heated argument with his mother about his lack of Christianity.[4]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5]17
Germany (GfK)[6]92

Year-end chart

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Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[7] 41

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. "iTunes – Music – Mama Ain't Proud – Single by Guy Sebastian ft 2 Chainz". iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 January 2015
  3. "Guy Sebastian Will Be Premiering His New Single 'Mama Ain't Proud' Feat. 2 Chainz Tonight". hushhushbiz.com. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "Guy Sebastian f/ 2 Chainz Music Video (Atlanta) Casting". CraigsList. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. "Guy Sebastian feat. 2 Chainz – Mama Ain't Proud". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2021.