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"Family Man" is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 studio album Tango in the Night. The song was written by Lindsey Buckingham and producer Richard Dashut. 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.

"Family Man"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tango in the Night
B-side	"Down Endless Street"
Released	7 December 1987 (UK) [1]
Recorded	1985–1986
Genre	Synth-pop flamenco soft rock
Length	4:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Lindsey Buckingham Richard Dashut
Producer(s)	Lindsey Buckingham Richard Dashut
Fleetwood Mac UK singles chronology
"Little Lies" (1987) "Family Man" (1987) "Everywhere" (1988)
Fleetwood Mac US singles chronology
"Everywhere" (1987) "Family Man" (1987) "As Long as You Follow" (1988)

In the UK, "Family Man" was released as the fourth single following "Little Lies", 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[2] and Christine Tongue. The 12" included several mixes of "Family Man" as well as the album track, "You and I, Part II".

The song is also included on the 2002 release The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac.[3]

Music video

Promotion for the single was limited, as Lindsey Buckingham, the song's composer, had left the group after the album's release.[4] 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)

1. "Family Man" – 4:01
2. "Down Endless Street" – 4:24

UK 12" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records W 8114 T)

1. "Family Man" (Extended Vocal Remix) – 8:30
2. "Family Party" (Bonus Beats) – 4:56
3. "You and I, Part II" – 2:56

12" US single (Warner Brothers Records 0–20842)

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

Personnel

• Lindsey Buckingham – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, Fairlight CMI, drum and percussion programming
• Christine McVie – keyboards
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

Chart positions

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5]	83
UK Singles Chart[6]	54
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	90
US Adult Contemporary Chart	23
German Top 40 Singles Chart	29
Netherlands Top 40 Singles Chart[8]	23

References

• The Great Rock Discography, 6th Edition, Martin C. Strong. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.

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