"Mama" | ||||||||||
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Exo-K's version (left) and Exo-M's version (right)
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Single by Exo | ||||||||||
from the album Mama | ||||||||||
Released | April 8, 2012 | |||||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||||
Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
Genre | K-pop, R&B, Baroque pop | |||||||||
Length | 4:32 | |||||||||
Label | S.M. Entertainment | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Yoo Young-jin | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Yoo Young-jin | |||||||||
Exo singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Mama" is a song by South Korean-Chinese boy bands Exo-K and Exo-M. It served as their debut single and title track from their debut record Mama (2012). Available in both Korean and Mandarin, the song was digitally released on April 8, 2012, by S.M. Entertainment.
"Mama" was written by Yoo Young-jin and produced by Yoo Young-jin. The Korean version is performed by subgroup Exo-K and the Mandarin version by Exo-M. The music videos of the song were released on YouTube on April 7, 2012, the same day the song was made available for download through iTunes and other Korean and mainland Chinese online retailers.
Exo-K and Exo-M performed both versions during their pre-debut showcase on March 31, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, followed by a second group performance for their second showcase in Beijing, China on April 1.
On April 7, Exo-M made their television debut at China's 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards, performing "Mama." On that same day Exo-K made their debut in Korea on SBS's music program The Music Trend, performing both "Mama" and a prologue single, "History." Exo-K also debuted on Mnet's M! Countdown on April 12, KBS's Music Bank on April 13, and MBC's Show! Music Core on April 14.