Song · Childish Gambino
“Me and Your Mama” by Childish Gambino
From the album “Awaken, My Love!” (2016)
“Me and Your Mama” by Childish Gambino appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2016 and 2017. It was first released in 2016 on the album “Awaken, My Love!”. Its best result is #9 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017.
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"Me and Your Mama" was the first single from "Awaken, My Love!", the third Childish Gambino album, and Donald Glover had been sitting on it for a while: he first played it live at Bonnaroo in June 2015. It's a psychedelic slow build in three movements. A lullaby of Rhodes piano gives way to a hazy opening stretch of high, woozy synth, ticking hi-hats, 808s and bass synth, with the choir of Brent Jones and The Best Life Singers chanting a refrain for about two minutes, until the 808s swell, the hats double-time, and the song breaks wide open.
Ludwig Göransson produced it and plays bass, synth and guitar; Chris Hartz drums, Per Gunnar Juliusson handles piano and Rhodes, Zac Rae adds Hammond and Moog, and Glover sings and plays percussion. Glover, Göransson and Riley Mackin mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 9 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
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