"Family Man" is a song by the British-American

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band Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 studio album ''

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''. The song was written by

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and producer

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. In the US, the song was released as the fifth single from the album as the follow-up to " Everywhere". It charted in April 1988, and reached No. 90 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. In the UK, "Family Man" was released as the fourth single following "

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", where it debuted at No. 91 on 19 December 1987. It later went on to peak at No. 54 on 19 January 1988. Additionally, "Family Man" was released as a special limited edition box set comprising the 7" single, plus two prints by the artists Susan Young and Christine Tongue. The 12" included several mixes of "Family Man" as well as the album track, "You and I, Part II". ''

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'' called it "an engaging dance tune" with "an ethereal vocal and throbbing groove." The song is also included on the 2002 release ''

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''.

Music video

Promotion for the single was limited, as

, the song's composer, had left the group after the album's release. A video was created mixing previous footage of the band from the Seven Wonders video alongside archive footage of American families from the Great-Depression era. The video uses a shorter edit of the album version.

Track listing

UK 7" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records W 8114) #"Family Man" – 4:01 #"Down Endless Street" – 4:24 UK 12" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records W 8114 T) #"Family Man" (Extended Vocal Remix) – 8:30 #"Family Party" (Bonus Beats) – 4:56 #"You and I, Part II" – 2:56 12" US single (Warner Brothers Records 0–20842) #"Family Man" (Extended vocal

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) – 8:30 #"Family Man" (I'm a Jazz Man dub) – 8:52 #"Family Man" (Extended guitar remix) – 6:26 #"Family Party" (bonus beats) – 4:36 #"Down Endless Street" – 4:24

Personnel

– lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards,

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, drum and percussion programming *

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– keyboards *

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– bass guitar *

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– drums, percussion

Chart positions

References

*''The Great Rock Discography'', 6th Edition, Martin C. Strong. . Songs about families 1987 singles Fleetwood Mac songs Songs written by Lindsey Buckingham Song recordings produced by Richard Dashut 1987 songs Warner Records singles Songs written by Richard Dashut {{1980s-single-stub