"Mama Africa"
Single by Akon
from the album Konvicted
Released	May 15, 2007 (U.S.) July 30, 2007 (UK)
Format	CD, Digital download
Genre	Reggae, R&B, Pop
Length	4:26
Label	Konvict/UpFront/SRC/Universal
Writer(s)	Thiam, A./ Abdulsamad, H./ Browne, D./ Dixon, B./ Dwyer, E./ Elton, P./ Gowdy, B./ Otto, T./ Richards, D.
Producer	Akon
Akon singles chronology
"We Takin' Over" (2007) "Mama Africa" (2007) "Bartender" (2007)

"Mama Africa" is the fourth single from Akon's second album, Konvicted. The song was written and produced by Hakim Abdul-Samad of The Boys now known as The Suns of Light. It was released to radio stations on May 15, 2007. The official remix features 50 Cent. Akon sings homage to his homeland, Africa.

"Mama Africa" was b-listed at radio station BBC Radio 1 but missed the UK top forty upon the single release of the song, peaking at number forty-seven. It was his second single to miss the top forty, the first being "Pot of Gold" ^{[1] [2]}.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mama Africa" (Album Version)
2. "Kill the Dance (Got Something For Ya)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)

[edit] Music video

A video for "Mama Africa" was shot for the single in October, 2006, however the video is yet to be released, despite the single receiving a full single release in the UK ^{[3] [4]}

The single artwork was created by Chris Jarvis.

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] References

1. ^ "Akon UK Chart Positions". zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 
2. ^ "Akon UK Chart Runs". Polyhex.com. http://www.polyhex.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05. 
3. ^ Video information for "Mama Africa" from Video Static
4. ^ "Mama Africa" video information from Music Video Base.
5. ^ Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles