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"Family Affair" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. Produced by Dr. Dre, the music for the track was originally created in a jam session between Dre and musicians Mel-Man, Camara Kambon and Mike Elizondo. Later, Blige heard the song that her brother Bruce Miller, Asiah The Continent and Luchi Lodge created the lyrics and melody to and decided on recording her vocals. The single topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for six weeks from November 3, 2001. It was Blige's first Hot 100 number-one single. In 2008, for ''Billboard'' magazine's 50th Anniversary, "Family Affair" was listed as the 79th-biggest single on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs. while at the end of 2009 was named the 12th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.〔(Hot 100 Decade Songs )〕 ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number ninety-five on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=100 Best Songs of the Aughts: Rolling Stone )〕 The song was also responsible for the brief comeback of a new form of Hip-hop soul, a genre that she pioneered in the early 1990s. The accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers. In 2007, this song was used on a Propel Fitness Water commercial. On September 6, 2012, Blige performed the song at the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. A remix featuring rappers Jadakiss and Fabolous was later released as a promotion, but never commercially. ==Composition== Family Affair is written in the key of G-sharp minor with a moderate tempo of 93 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression Cm−Gm7−Cm−Gm7, and Blige's vocals span from G3 to B4.〔http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0040425〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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