"Mama" is the second single by Plan B, taken from his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words is the debut album from UK rapper Plan B.-Writing and recording:The title comes from a line in the Meat Puppets song Plateau, famously covered by Nirvana on their 1994 album MTV Unplugged in New York....

, which was released two weeks prior to the single.

Background

"Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was the first single to be entirely produced by Plan B himself. "Mama" was released on 10 July, 2005 and was his first to be released on CD and DVD. It just missed out on a UK Top 40 placing, peaking at #41.

The song "tells the sad story of his mother's relationship with a crack addict" .

Formats and track listings

CD single, digital download (1)

1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" – 3:59
2. "Sick 2 Def" (featuring The Earlies
   The Earlies
   The Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States...
   
   ) – 3:34

7" single

1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" – 3:59

DVD single

1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (video) – 4:30

Digital download (2)

1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (acoustic version) – 4:13

Digital download (iTunes exclusive)

1. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (live) – 4:19

Personnel

• Plan B – vocals, producer

Production

• Jonathan Quarmby
  Jonathan Quarmby
  Jonathan Quarmby is a British record producer best known for his work with fellow brit Kevin Bacon under the moniker 'Bacon & Quarmby'.-Production:*The Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out *The Longpigs - Mobile Home...
  
   – co-producer, mixing
• Kevin Bacon
  Kevin Bacon
  Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....
  
   – co-producer, mixing
• Finn Eiles – engineer
• Jimmy Robertson – engineer

Additional musicians

• Andrew Smith – guitar
• Andy Sheldrake – bass
• Cassell the Beatmaker – drums
• Harry Escott
  Harry Escott
  Harry Escott is a composer living in London. He has composed numerous film scores, mostly in collaboration with Molly Nyman.He studied music at The Royal College of Music and Oxford University....
  
   – cello

Chart performance

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Chart (2006)	Peak position

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	July 10, 2006	CD Single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...   7" Vinyl  Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...   Digital download #2	679 Recordings 679 Recordings 679 Artists is a Warner Music Group-owned record label based in London, England....
	July 17, 2006	Digital download #3 (iTunes only)