Background and Composition
The song was written about Aguilera's mother's abusive relationship with her husband, Fausto Aguilera. The single contains elements of the song "Vois sur ton chemin" written by Bruno Coulais, which appeared in the 2004 film The Chorus. It was produced by Big Tank, L Boogie, and Aguilera herself. "Oh Mother" is a moderately slow song written in the key of C♯ minor. Its instrumentation comes from guitar, keyboards, piano, and strings. The vocal range spans 2 octaves from the "E3" below middle to the "E5" above middle.
The single was released as the fourth single in selected European countries while "Slow Down Baby" was released as the fourth single in Oceania. The release was set on November 23, 2007 in Germany and Austria. In Switzerland, the single charted for four weeks based solely on downloads. On December 8, 2007 it was added to the A-Playlist of BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom and was released as digital download on December 31, 2007.
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