Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)

Infobox Single
Name = Family Affair


Artist = Mary J. Blige
Album = No More Drama
B-side =
Released = October 16, 2001
Format = CD maxi single, 12" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 4:25
Label = Geffen
Writer = Mary J. Blige, Andre Young, Bruce Wallenstein, Louis Pierre, Luchana Lodge, Camara Kambon, Michael Elizondo, Michael Bradfird
Producer = Dr. Dre
Certification = 4x World Wide Sales
Last single = "911"
(2001)
This single = "Family Affair"
(2001)
Next single = "Dance for Me"
(2001)

"Family Affair" is a 2001 hit song for Mary J. Blige, produced by Dr. Dre. It was taken from her fifth album, "No More Drama", and was responsible for popularizing the terms "hateration" and "dancery" in the US, as well as contributing to the popularity of the word "crunk".Fact|date=February 2007

The music for "Family Affair" was originally created in a jam session between Dr. Dre and musicians Mel-Man, Camara Kambon and Mike Elizondo. Later Blige heard the song and she and her brother Bruce Miller contributed the lyrics and melody. Finally Dr. Dre produced Blige's vocals, but this was done at a distance because at the time he was busy filming the movie "Training Day". The music video was directed by Dave Meyers.

The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks from November 3, 2001. It was Blige's first Hot 100 number-one, although she had previously reached number two with "Not Gon' Cry" in 1996.

In 2007, this song was used on a Propel Fitness Water commercial.According to Rolling Stone's Magazine Dr.Dre earned 2 million dollars in royalties from the mega-hit.

In 2008, for Billboard's 50th Anniversary, "Family Affair" was listed as as the 79th best single on the The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-80.shtml]

Track listings and formats

;CD single
#"Family Affair" (Radio Edit)
#"Family Affair" (Album Version)
#"Your Child" (Chucky Thompson's Late Nite Mix)
#"Family Affair" (Video)

succession box
before = "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell
title = SNEP (France) number-one single
years = October 6 2001
after = "You Rock My World" by Michael Jacksonsuccession box two to one
before1 = "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez
title1 = U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single
years1 = November 3 2001 – December 8 2001
after = "U Got It Bad" by Usher
before2 = "Differences" by Ginuwine
title2 = U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
years2 = November 3 2001 – November 10 2001

References

* "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (5th edition)"