"Mother Tongue" is a song by British

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band

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. Produced by the band's vocalist

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and keyboardist Jordan Fish, it is featured on the group's 2019 sixth studio album '' Amo''. The track was released as the fourth

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from the album on 22 January 2019 and has spent twelve non-consecutive weeks on the

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as of July 2019.

Composition and lyrics

"Mother Tongue" has been described as a

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, and

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song. According to Jordan Fish, "Mother Tongue" is the spiritual successor of "

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". The track is a love song dedicated to Oliver Sykes' wife, Alissa Salls. Fish said of the song:

Music video

The

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for "Mother Tongue" was released via YouTube on 9 May 2019. It was filmed in the city of

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Charts

Certifications

References

2019 singles 2019 songs Bring Me the Horizon songs Songs written by Oliver Sykes Songs written by Jordan Fish Song recordings produced by Jordan Fish RCA Records singles Sony Music singles {{2010s-rock-single-stub