"Your Mother's Got a Penis" (referred to as simply "Your Mother" on BBC Radio 1) is a song by the British rap act Goldie Lookin Chain from their Greatest Hits album, released In November 2004.[2] The song reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.[3][failed verification]
With an accompanying video based on a supermarket theme, "Your Mother's Got a Penis" first appeared on their album The Manifesto.
The song's chorus is a sample of Greg Phillinganes' cover of "Behind the Mask" by Yellow Magic Orchestra, for which the song's writers Ryuichi Sakamoto and Chris Mosdell received a full writing credit.
Controversy
The song was criticised for being "offensive to transsexuals" when broadcast on MTV. Ofcom subsequently prohibited the song from pre-watershed broadcast.[4]
References
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Goldie Lookin Chain".
- ^ "disco infiltrator | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Ofcom broadcast bulletin ofcom.com
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