Mamãe eu quero

"Mamãe eu quero" (English, lit.: "Mom, I want it") is a 1937 Brazilian song composed by Vicente Paiva and Jararaca, and is one of the most famous Brazilian songs.^[1] The original recording was made by one of the composers, Jararaca, in 1937 and recorded on Odeon Records.

"Mamãe eu quero"
Song by Jararaca
Language	Portuguese
English title	"I Want My Mama" (Carmen Miranda version)
Released	1937 (1937)
Label	Odeon Records
Composer(s)	Vicente Paiva Jararaca

The song, however, won international level visibility under the title "I Want My Mama" by Carmen Miranda. The "carnival march" was included in her debut on Broadway and then in the film Down Argentine Way (1940).^[2] The song was also recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. It was also featured in the 1943 Tom & Jerry short "Baby Puss", as performed by a trio of cartoon cats.^[3]

The song was performed in the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Maracanã Stadium on 21 August 2016.^{[citation needed]}

T-Rio version

In 2004, Brazilian girl group T-Rio released their version titled "Choopeta (Mamãe eu quero)", from their 2004 debut album, Choopeta. The song gained huge success in Thailand, the Philippines, Canada, Morocco, Romania, and France.^[4] It sold over 400,000 copies in France alone.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6] 31 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8] 3 France (SNEP)^[9] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)^[10] 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[12] 84 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[13] 17 France (SNEP)^[14] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15] 61

Usage in popular culture

Films^[16]

Year	Film	Director
1940	Down Argentine Way	Irving Cummings
1941	Babes on Broadway^[17]	Busby Berkeley
1941	The Big Store	Charles Reisner
1943	Baby Puss	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
1943	Mangamma Sabatham	S. S. Vasan [1]
1944	Four Jills in a Jeep	William A. Seiter
1951	I Love Lucy^[18]	Marc Daniels
1952	Magical Maestro	Tex Avery
1953	Scared Stiff^[19]	George Marshall
1961	My Friend, Kolka!	Aleksei Saltykov and Aleksander Mitta
1982	Private Popsicle	Boaz Davidson
1987	Makin Lama, Makin Asyik	A Rachman
1989	Harlem Nights^[20]	Eddie Murphy
1990	Stella^[21]	John Erman
1994	Maigret

References

1. "As 10 melhores marchinhas de Carnaval de todos os tempos". 3 March 2011. p. Veja.
2. DUSSEK, Eduardo, Carmen Miranda: Melodias Cifradas para Guitarra, Violão e Teclados, São Paulo:Editora Irmãos Vitale, ISBN 85-740-711-02.
3. YouTube (3 January 2007), mama yo quiero - tom y jerry, retrieved 4 March 2021
4. . Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
5. List of number-one singles of 2004 (France)
6. "T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
7. "T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
8. "artist=T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
9. "T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
10. "T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
11. "T-Rio – (Choopeta) Mamae Eu Quero". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
12. "Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
13. "Rapports Annuels 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
14. "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2004" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
16. Nepomuceno, Rosa (1999). "Música caipira: da roça ao rodeio". Rosa Nepomuceno. ISBN 9788573261578.
17. "Soundtracks: Babes on Broadway". p. IMDb.
18. "Soundtracks: Be a Pal episode. I Love Lucy". p. IMDb.
19. "Soundtracks: Scared Stiff". p. IMDb.
20. "Soundtracks: Harlem Nights". p. IMDb.
21. "Soundtracks: Stella". p. IMDb.