It was originally released as a single from the band's 1994 EP, Dingleberry Haze,[1] but is usually associated with the 1995 album Use Your Fingers.

The single features the song remixed by God Lives Underwater.

"Mama Say" references children-oriented works and creators like Scooby-Doo, Sesame Street and Judy Blume.

[2] The song samples Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" in the repeated line "Mama say, mama sa mama cu sa" in its chorus; the title is taken from both this sample and the song "Soul Makossa", which inspired the Jackson tune.

[2] The music video consists purely of Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs performing in a street for a large crowd.