Family Portrait (song)

"Family Portrait"
Single by Pink
from the album Missundaztood
Released	December 17, 2002 (North America) January 2003 (Europe, Oceania)
Format	CD single, 7" single
Recorded	2001
Genre	R&B, hip hop
Length	4:56 (Album Version) 3:50 (Radio/Video Edit)
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Scott Storch, Pink
Producer	Scott Storch
Certification	Gold (ARIA, RIAA)
Pink singles chronology
"Just Like a Pill" (2002) "Family Portrait" (2002) "Feel Good Time" (2003) Audio sample file info · help Music video "Family Portrait" on YouTube

"Family Portrait" is an R&B song written by Pink and Scott Storch for Pink's second album Missundaztood (2001).The song is about relationships and her family that was about to fall to pieces, portraying the conflict through the eyes of her as 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.

Pink told Q magazine that the song got her into trouble with her mother. The singer commented: "She went to The National Enquirer. We laugh about it now but it wasn't the best way to address family problems."

A Divorced National Anthem

According to P!nk's father, James Moore Jr., during an E! Entertainment's E! True Hollywood Story this song has been unofficially named the national anthem for young kids who have been through the harsh effects of divorce of their parents. "I have got letters from parents thanking us from this song". The song she wrote with Scott Storch is still going strong with millions of hits on YouTube and millions of albums sold from Missundaztood. "It took me a while to listen to "Family Portrait" without getting emotional" P!nk's mom told E! True Hollywood Story. Although the song addresses how P!nk struggled through her parents' divorce, it is also addressed to kids, to encourage them to talk with their parents about how they feel about their divorce.

Track listings and formats

UK/EU CD Single

1. "Family Portrait" (Radio Edit) - 3:50
2. "Family Portrait" (Album Version) - 4:56
3. "My Vietnam" (Live At La Scala) - 5:19
4. "Family Portrait" (Video)

AU CD Single

1. "Family Portrait" (Radio Edit) - 3:49
2. "Just Like a Pill" (Jacknife Lee Mix) - 3:46
3. "Just Like a Pill" (Instrumental Version) - 3:52

US 7" Single

1. "Family Portrait" (Radio Edit) - 3:49
2. "Don't Let Me Get Me" - 3:31

EU DVD Single

1. "Family Portrait" (Music Video)
2. "Don't Let Me Get Me" (Music Video)
3. "Numb" (Live at Scala, London)
4. "Family Portrait" (Live at Scala, London)

Remix

1. "Family Portrait" (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix) - 7:56
2. "Family Portrait" (Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit) - 3:48

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2002-03)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	11
Australian Airplay Chart	4
Austrian Singles Top 75	11
Belgium UltraTop 50	8
Canadian Singles Chart	30
Danish Top 20 Singles	6
Dutch Top 40	5
Finland Top 20 Singles	12
French Top 100 Singles	23
Germany Top 100	8
New Zealand Top 50 Singles	5
Romanian Top 100 Singles	2
Swedish Singles Top 60	5
Swiss Singles Top 100	18
UK Singles Top 75	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs	5

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
United States	Gold

External links

• Official "Family Portrait" music video on YouTube