Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)

"Family Affair"
"Family Affair"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album No More Drama
B-side	"Checkin' for Me"; "Your Child";
Released	July 24, 2001
Recorded	April 20, 2001
Studio	Record One (Sherman Oaks, California); Quad (Manhattan, New York);
Genre	Dance; hip hop; R&B;
Length	4:25; 4:04 (radio edit);
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Mary J. Blige; Bruce Miller; Andre Young; Camara Kambon; Michael Elizondo;
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
Music video
	"Family Affair" on YouTube

"Family Affair" is a 2001 song by Mary J. Blige and is the leading single from her fifth studio album No More Drama. It went to number 1 in the United States and France, number 8 in the United Kingdom, Australia and Norway, number 2 in New Zealand and Belgium, number 48 in Canada, number 5 in Ireland, number 4 in Switzerland and Denmark and number 3 in the Netherlands.

Track listings

US CD single^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (LP version)	4:31
2.	"Family Affair" (remix featuring Fabolous and Jadakiss)	4:03
3.	"Family Affair" (instrumental)	4:29
4.	"Family Affair" (acapella)	4:11
5.	"Checkin' for Me" (LP version)	3:05

US 12-inch single^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	4:02
2.	"Family Affair" (instrumental)	4:28
3.	"Family Affair" (LP version)	4:28
4.	"Family Affair" (acapella)	3:51

UK CD single^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	3:35
2.	"Family Affair" (album version)	4:25
3.	"Your Child" (Chucky Thompson's Late Nite mix)	3:12
4.	"Family Affair" (video)

UK 12-inch single^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	3:35
2.	"Family Affair" (album version)	4:25
3.	"Your Child" (Chucky Thompson's Late Nite mix)	3:12

UK cassette single^[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	3:35
2.	"Your Child" (Chucky Thompson's Late Nite mix)	3:12

European CD single^[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	4:02
2.	"Family Affair" (instrumental)	4:28

Australasian and Japanese CD single^[10]^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Family Affair" (radio edit)	4:02
2.	"Family Affair" (album version)	4:28
3.	"Your Child" (Chucky Thompson's Late Nite mix)	3:12
4.	"Your Child" (video)	3:43

References

↑ Rolling Stone Staff (June 17, 2011). "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022. The self-proclaimed (and universally recognized) Queen of Hip-Hop Soul delivers a perfect dance song about the spiritual bliss of perfect dance songs.
↑ Santa (January 28, 2022). "Mary J. Blige pourrait interpréter son classique 'Family Affair' pour le spectacle du Super Bowl LVI 2022" [Mary J. Blige could perform her classic 'Family Affair' for the 2022 Super Bowl LVI show] (in French). Hip Hop Corner. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
↑ Pepe, Nicole (July 15, 2022). "David Guetta drops nostalgic heater 'Family Affair (Dance For Me)'". We Rave You. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
↑ Family Affair (US CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 088 155 894-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 088 155 859-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (UK CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCSTD 40267, 155 889-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCST 40267, 155 889-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (UK cassette single sleeve). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCSC 40267, 155 888-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (European CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 155 862-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (Australasian CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 155 863-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Family Affair (Japanese CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. UICC-5005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Rolling Stone Staff (June 17, 2011). "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022. The self-proclaimed (and universally recognized) Queen of Hip-Hop Soul delivers a perfect dance song about the spiritual bliss of perfect dance songs.

[2] Santa (January 28, 2022). "Mary J. Blige pourrait interpréter son classique 'Family Affair' pour le spectacle du Super Bowl LVI 2022" [Mary J. Blige could perform her classic 'Family Affair' for the 2022 Super Bowl LVI show] (in French). Hip Hop Corner. Retrieved June 19, 2022.

[3] Pepe, Nicole (July 15, 2022). "David Guetta drops nostalgic heater 'Family Affair (Dance For Me)'". We Rave You. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[uscd-4] Family Affair (US CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 088 155 894-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Family Affair (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 088 155 859-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Family Affair (UK CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCSTD 40267, 155 889-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Family Affair (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCST 40267, 155 889-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] Family Affair (UK cassette single sleeve). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. MCSC 40267, 155 888-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] Family Affair (European CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 155 862-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[10] Family Affair (Australasian CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. 155 863-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[11] Family Affair (Japanese CD single liner notes). Mary J. Blige. MCA Records. 2001. UICC-5005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Mary J. Blige singles
Discography
1990s singles	"You Remind Me" "Real Love" "Reminisce" "Sweet Thing" "Love No Limit" "You Don't Have to Worry" "My Love" "Be Happy" "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" " I'm Goin' Down" "You Bring Me Joy" "I Love You" "Love Is All We Need" "I Can Love You" "Everything" "Missing You" "Seven Days" "As" "All That I Can Say" "Deep Inside"
2000s singles	"Your Child" "Give Me You" "Family Affair" "No More Drama" "Dance for Me" "Rainy Dayz" "Love @ 1st Sight" "Ooh!" "Not Today" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "It's a Wrap" "MJB da MVP" "Be Without You" "One" "Enough Cryin" "Take Me As I Am" "We Ride (I See the Future)" "Just Fine" "Work That" "Stay Down" "The One" "I Am"
2010s singles	"Each Tear" "We Got Hood Love" "Ain't Nobody" "25/8" "Don't Mind" "Mr. Wrong" "Why" "Love a Woman" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Do You Hear What I Hear?" "This Christmas" "Suitcase" "Doubt" "Right Now" "Therapy" "Whole Damn Year" "Thick of It" "U + Me (Love Lesson)" "Love Yourself" "Set Me Free" "Only Love" "Thriving" "Know"
Soundtracks	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Not Gon' Cry" "Stronger" "The Living Proof"
Guest appearances	"911" "Ain't No Way" "America's Song" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Can't Knock the Hustle" "Disrespectful" "F for You" "Hands" "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" "I'm a Hustla (Remix)" "If U Leave" "Just Stand Up!" "Lean on Me" "Magic Touch (NYC Remix)" "Now or Never" "Remember Me" "Runaway Love" "Stay with Me (Remix)" "Touch It (Remix)" "Wake Up Call (Mark Ronson Remix)" "What Child Is This" "Where's the Love?"
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