"Mama Ain't Proud" is a song by Australian singer

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...

, released digitally in Australia on 20 October 2014. It debuted at number 17 on the

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. It is the third single from his album ''

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'' and was produced by Twice as Nice, Shuko &

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. "Mama Ain't Proud" was certified gold by the

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for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies.ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles
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Release and promotion

Sebastian performed the song live on ''

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'' grand final show on October 20 and on ''

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'' on October 27. The video was shot in Atlanta on October 10. The Tagline "mama ain't proud" was penned by Guy Sebastian after a heated argument with his mother about his lack of Christianity.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Certifications

References

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