Mama Said (Lukas Graham song)

"Mama Said" is a single by Danish recording act Lukas Graham. The song was released as a digital download on 23 June 2014 through Copenhagen Records. It achieved success in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. The song was written by Lukas Forchhammer, Morten Ristorp, Stefan Forrest, and Morten "Pilo" Pilegaard, and it was produced by Forrest and Ristorp under their stage name Future Animals, and Pilegaard. It interpolates the song "It's the Hard Knock Life"^[1] from the musical Annie.

"Mama Said"
Single by Lukas Graham
from the album Lukas Graham
Released	23 June 2014
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop soul
Length	3:26 (album version) 3:00 (radio edit)
Label	Copenhagen (original) Warner Bros. (worldwide)
Songwriter(s)	Lukas Forchhammer Morten Ristorp Stefan Forrest Morten Pilegaard
Producer(s)	Future Animals Pilo
Lukas Graham singles chronology
"Happy Home" (2014) "Mama Said" (2014) "Søndagsbarn" (2015)

Composition

The track is written in the key of B-flat major in common time with a tempo of 80 beats per minute.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mama Said"	3:27

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2017) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 42 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 44 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 48 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] 96 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 44 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 14 Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 38 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 72 Italy (FIMI)[13] 37 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 29 Norway (VG-lista)[15] 3 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[16] 5 Portugal (AFP)[17] 58 Scotland (OCC)[18] 20 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[19] 64 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 56 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 13 UK Singles (OCC)[23] 48 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 36 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[25] 12 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[26] 20

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Denmark (Tracklisten)[27] 12 Chart (2015) Position Denmark (Tracklisten)[28] 75 Chart (2016) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 83 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 82 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 74 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 50 Chart (2017) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[33] 59

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35]	4× Platinum	360,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[36]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Gold	7,500*
Poland (ZPAV)[38]	Gold	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39]	Gold	20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[31]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[40]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[41]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Denmark[42]	23 June 2014	Digital download	Copenhagen
Austria	22 May 2015[43]		Island
Germany
Switzerland
United States	22 October 2015[44]		Warner Bros.
	28 June 2016[45]	Mainstream radio airplay