"A Song for Mama" is the title of a number-one R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...

. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food

Soul Food (film)

Soul Food is a 1997 American comedy-drama film, produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Tracey Edmonds, and Robert Teitel, and released by Fox 2000 Pictures. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma...

, and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. To date, it is their last top 10 pop hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. The song also appears on the groups album Evolution

Evolution (Boyz II Men album)

Evolution is an album by R&B group Boyz II Men, released in September 1997. It is their final album released on Motown Records. A Spanish language version, Evolución, was also issued.- History :...

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Peak positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	30

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
  R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
  These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1997:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Three songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop and the Hot Rap Singles charts: "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down," "Hypnotize" and "I'll Be Missing You."*Three songs reached...
  
  
• R&B number-one hits of 1998 (USA)
  R&B number-one hits of 1998 (USA)
  These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1998:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Five songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop chart: "Nice and Slow," "All My Life," "Too Close," "The Boy Is Mine" and "The First Night."*Five songs reached number-one on the...