"Meet Your Mama" | ||||
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Single by James Barker Band | ||||
from the EP Ahead of Our Time | ||||
Released | January 27, 2023 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
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Producer(s) | Todd Clark | |||
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Lyric video | ||||
"Meet Your Mama" on YouTube |
"Meet Your Mama" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group James Barker Band. The band's frontman James Barker wrote the song along with Gavin Slate, Travis Wood, and producer Todd Clark.[1] It marks the band's first release after signing with Records Nashville in 2023.[2] The song is the lead single off the band's extended play Ahead of Our Time.[3]
The band's frontman James Barker stated the song is about "that feeling of being early on in a relationship and wanting to know everything about that person."[4] Barker and the band believed that the song can provoke an emotional response due to its authenticity about knowing when you have met the right person.[5] Guitarist Bobby Martin stated that the song shows a "more mature side" of the band that fans had yet to see in their music.[6] Barker credited co-writer and producer Todd Clark for the "anthemic" feel of the chorus.[7]
Erica Zisman of Country Swag stated that "Meet Your Mama" is a "sweet song," with "the potential to be a killer radio single," while also adding that "it is only a matter of time before the American country music fanbase catches on" to the band's music.[8]
"Meet Your Mama" was the sixth most-added Canadian song at all formats of radio in Canada for the week of February 6, 2023.[9] It debuted at number 44 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of February 11, 2023.[10] It would later peak at number three after 15 weeks on the chart, and remained there for two weeks.[11][12] The song debuted at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of May 27, 2023.[13] On Mediabase Canada Country, "Meet Your Mama" reached number one for the chart issued May 15, 2023.[14] That same week, it was the most-spun domestic track on Canadian country radio since 2016, according to Mediabase.[15]
James Barker Band performed "Meet Your Mama" live on KTLA on February 3, 2023, as part of their "Music Fest Friday" series.[16]
Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
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2024 | Canadian Country Music Association | Single of the Year | Pending | [17] |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] | 85 |
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |