"Big Bad Mama" is a single by American

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Foxy Brown and American R&B group

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from the

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to the 1997 film, ''

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''. The song also appeared on the European re-issue of Foxy Brown's debut album, ''

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''. The song, which was produced by the

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and based on an interpolation of

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's "She's a Bad Mama Jama", became a semi-successful hit, peaking at 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Foxy's second highest charting single as a solo artist. The single was released with the then recently reunited

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's "Never Seen Before" as the

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. "Big Bad Mama" Charted for 15 weeks in The United States, 11 Weeks in Germany, 10 Weeks in Switzerland, 9 Weeks in New Zealand, 8 weeks in The United Kingdom, 8 Weeks in The Netherlands, 3 weeks in Scotland, and 1 week in Sweden.

Single track listing

A-Side

#"Big Bad Mama" (LP version) #"Big Bad Mama" (instrumental)

B-Side

#"Never Seen Before" (LP version) #"Never Seen Before" (LP instrumental) #"Never Seen Before" (remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs Def Jam Recordings singles Dru Hill songs Foxy Brown (rapper) songs Song recordings produced by Trackmasters Songs written by Leon Haywood Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier Songs written by Samuel Barnes (songwriter)