Family Affair

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Family Affair

Summary

Family Affair is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Family Affair's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Family Affair's genre is funk[4].
  • Family Affair followed Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)[5].
  • Family Affair followed Everybody Is a Star[6].
  • Family Affair was followed by Runnin' Away[7].
  • Family Affair was produced by Sly Stone[8].
  • Among the performers on Family Affair was Sly and the Family Stone[9].
  • Family Affair's record label is recorded as Epic Records[10].
  • Family Affair is part of There's a Riot Goin' On[11].
  • Family Affair's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Family Affair was published on November 6, 1971[13].
  • Family Affair's lyricist is recorded as Sly Stone[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f5e57bf0-61a5-351a-8efb-d4554f965a81[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Family Affair was performed by Sly and the Family Stone[9]. It was produced by Sly Stone[8].

Publication

Family Affair was released on November 6, 1971[13]. Its genre is funk[4]. It is part of There's a Riot Goin' On[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)[5] and Everybody Is a Star[6]. Family Affair was followed by Runnin' Away[7].

Why It Matters

Family Affair ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_family-affair-q3298960_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Family Affair}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/family-affair-q3298960}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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