Mama's Song

"Mama's Song" is a song recorded by American country music singer Carrie Underwood, co-written by her along with Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen and Luke Laird. It was released in November 2010 as the fourth and final single from her third studio album, Play On. These songwriters also wrote her previous single, "Undo It".

Underwood performed this song on the 44th CMA Awards on November 10, 2010. On November 30, 2011, she received a nomination for the 54th Grammy Awards for the song in Best Country Solo Performance.

Content

The song is a ballad where the female narrator sings to her mother, telling her not to worry as the daughter moves out and begins her own life.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the song as "sticky" and "tacky." Sean Daly of the St. Petersburg Times compared it unfavorably to "Change" on the same album, saying that both were "too precious, too preachy."Slant Magazine reviewer Jonathan Keefe described the song more favorably in his review of the album, saying that it had cliché lyrics but praising Underwood's "understated vocal" as well as the comparatively softer production. In a more positive review, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that she "proves yet again that she can just sing without having to reach for the rafters on every note, and the production is agreeably mellow and acoustic."