Family Man (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Family Man


Cover size =
Border =
Caption =
Artist = Mike Oldfield
Album = Five Miles Out
A-side =
B-side = "Mount Teide"
Released = start date|1982|5|28|df=yes
Format = Vinyl
Recorded =
Genre = Progressive rock, Pop rock
Length = 3:45
Label = Virgin Records
Writer = Mike Oldfield
Tim Cross
Rick Fenn
Maggie Reilly
Morris Pert
Producer = Mike Oldfield
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "Five Miles Out"
(1982)
This single = "Family Man"
(1982)
Next single = "The Mike Oldfield EP"
(1982)
Misc = Infobox Single
Name = Family Man


Artist = Hall & Oates
Album = H₂O
A-side =
B-side = "Maneater", "Open All Night"
Released = 1983
Format = 7", 12", CD single
Recorded = 1982
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 3:25
Label = RCA
Writer = Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Maggie Reilly, Morris Pert
Producer = Daryl Hall, John Oates
Audio sample? =
Certification =
Last single = "One on One"
(1983)
This single = "Family Man"
(1983)
Next single = "Jingle Bell Rock"
(1983)
Misc =

"Family Man" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). It was released from the album "Five Miles Out", with vocals performed by Maggie Reilly.

According to an interview in 1998, Oldfield wrote all of the music for the chorus, and verses were written by the other writers [cite web |url=http://tubular.net/articles/98_09j.shtml |title="Tubular Bells III" press conference |publisher=Tubular.net |date=1998-09-05 |accessdate=2008-06-13] . Tim Cross has also claimed to have written the majority of the lyrics for the song, and cited Rick Fenn as the inspiration of the 'family man' mentioned in the song [cite web |url=http://tubular.net/articles/07_11.shtml |title=Tim Cross Q&A |publisher=Tubular.net/Lars Tängmark |date=2007-11 |accessdate=2008-06-13] .

Track listing

# "Family Man" - 3:45
# "Mount Teide" - 4:10

Hall & Oates cover

Hall & Oates covered Oldfield's song and it reached #6 on the US Hot 100 in June 1983.

Track listing

# "Family Man"
# "Maneater"
# "Open All Night"

Charts

Mike Oldfield version

Hall & Oates version

References