Family Portrait (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Family Portrait


Artist = P!nk
from Album = M!ssundaztood
Released = December 2002(North America)
January 2003 (Europe, Oceania)
Format = 12" maxi single
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop, R&B, hip hop
Length = 4:56
Label = Arista
Writer = Scott Storch, P!nk
Producer = Scott Storch
Certification = Gold (ARIA)
Last single = "Just Like a Pill"
(2002)
This single = "Family Portrait"
(2002)
Next single = "Feel Good Time"
(2003)"Family Portrait" is a pop/hip-hop song written by Pink and Scott Storch for Pink's second album "nowrap|M!ssundaztood" (2001). The song is about a family that is about to fall to pieces, portraying the conflict through the eyes of a child. It was released as the album's fourth and final single in December 2002 (see 2002 in music). It peaked at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.

Music and structure

"Family Portrait" is a pop song composed in the key of C minor. It is written in common time and moves at a moderate 88 beats per minute. The song is divided into four-measure phrases with an i-iv-III-ii-V chord progression. [Sheet music for "Family Portrait". EMI Music Publishing. 2001.]

Track listings and formats

*CD Maxi
#"Family Portrait" (Radio Edit) - 3:50
#"Just Like a Pill" (Jacknife Lee Mix) - 3:46
#"Just Like a Pill" (Karaoke/Instrumental Version) - 3:51

*CD Single
#"Family Portrait" (Radio Edit) - 3:50
#"Family Portrait" (Album Version) - 4:56
#"My Vietnam" (Live at La Scala) - 5:19
#"Family Portrait" (Video)

Charts

References