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Hotel Ugly
American indie pop act
Hotel Ugly is an indie pop musical project of Mike Fiscella, under the stage name Mike Vince. The project was formerly a duo with Mike and his brother Chris.
Hotel Ugly is best known for the song "Shut Up My Moms Calling," which has charted in multiple territories, including reaching number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 64 on the Billboard Global 200.
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History
Hotel Ugly was initially formed in Houston, Texas as a duo in 2019 and composed of brothers Mike and Chris Fiscella. The duo's debut extended play (EP), The Ugly EP, was released on June 7, 2021. The EP featured the song "Shut Up My Moms Calling," which later gained popularity on video-sharing app TikTok.
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Shut up My Moms Calling
2020 song by Hotel Ugly
"Shut Up My Moms Calling" is a song by American indie pop duo Hotel Ugly, self-released on February 10, 2020, as the lead single from their extended play (EP), The Ugly EP (2020). In 2022, the song gained popularity on TikTok, and has since appeared on many charts around the world, peaking at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #36 on the UK Singles Chart in early 2023.
"Shut Up My Moms Calling" was re-released as a single on September 14, 2022 to coincide with this, along with a sped-up version.
Background and composition
"Shut Up My Moms Calling" would be re-released on September 14, 2022, alongside with a sped-up version. The song's lyrics center around the point of view of someone who is struggling to keep a romantic relationship afloat, and the narrator is constantly asking their partner to "come home".