Family Man (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Family Man" is a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1987 album Tango in the Night. It was written by Lindsey Buckingham and 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 March 1988, and reached number 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)
  • 2 April 1988 (US)
Recorded1985–1986
Genre
Length4:01
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
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, it was released as the fourth single following "Little Lies", where it debuted at number 91 on 19 December 1987. It later went on to peak at #54 on 19 January 1988. "Family Man" was released as a special limited edition box set comprising the 7" single, plus two prints by Susan Young 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.

Music Video

Promotion for the single was limited, as Lindsey Buckingham, the song's composer, had left the group. 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

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

Chart positions
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 83
UK Singles Chart[2] 54
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 90
US Adult Contemporary Chart 23
German Top 40 Singles Chart 29
Netherlands Top 40 Singles Chart[4] 23

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. "The Official Charts Company - Family Man by Fleetwood Mac Search". Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  3. "Fleetwood Mac Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  4. "dutchcharts.nl: Discographie: Fleetwood Mac" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  • The Great Rock Discography, 6th Edition, Martin C. Strong. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.



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