Momma's Place
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"Momma's Place" is a song by Irish recording artist Róisín Murphy
, released as a digital single
on 18 January 2010.
On 5 January 2010, after finding out the song had leaked to the Internet, Murphy commented on it via Facebook
, saying: "I hear there has been a leak of Momma's Place. Oh dear, I am all for the freedom of the internet, it's just that the quality control is sometimes a little amiss... and I'm funny about stuff like that. The rip that is available is not up to scratch." She later uploaded a high-quality version of the track onto her own MySpace
and Facebook pages, making its official premiere.
On 25 March 2010, it was announced that Perez Hilton
would be teaming up with Murphy and Indaba Music
for a "Momma's Place" remix contest. For the contest, you are allowed to download multiple stems of the song, so you can create your very own version of the song.
Róisín Murphy
Róisín Marie Murphy is an Irish singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her electronic style.Murphy first came to note as part of the electronic music duo Moloko. Her partner in the band was then-boyfriend Mark Brydon. After the two ended their romantic relationship, Murphy released her...
, released as a digital single
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...
on 18 January 2010.
On 5 January 2010, after finding out the song had leaked to the Internet, Murphy commented on it via Facebook
Facebook
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, saying: "I hear there has been a leak of Momma's Place. Oh dear, I am all for the freedom of the internet, it's just that the quality control is sometimes a little amiss... and I'm funny about stuff like that. The rip that is available is not up to scratch." She later uploaded a high-quality version of the track onto her own MySpace
MySpace
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and Facebook pages, making its official premiere.
On 25 March 2010, it was announced that Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
would be teaming up with Murphy and Indaba Music
Indaba Music
Indaba Music is a web-based company that provides a music collaboration environment for musicians: “a place to build a profile, promote their tunes and collaborate with other musicians” as well as enter opportunities like remixing and songwriting contests with popular artists...
for a "Momma's Place" remix contest. For the contest, you are allowed to download multiple stems of the song, so you can create your very own version of the song.
Track listing
iTunes EP- "Momma's Place" – 4:27
- "Momma's Place" (Bongo Boys Remix) – 6:16
- "Momma's Place" (Kanji Kinetic Remix) – 4:50
- "Momma's Place" (Shake Aletti Remix) – 4:06
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders) | 25 |
| UK Indie Singles Chart UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... |
27 |