Family (The Chainsmokers and Kygo song)

"Family"
Single by The Chainsmokers and Kygo
from the album World War Joy
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
Genre
Length3:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Kygo
The Chainsmokers singles chronology
"The Reaper"
(2019) 		"Family"
(2019) 		"See the Way"
(2019)
Kygo singles chronology
"Higher Love"
(2019) 		"Family"
(2019) 		"Forever Yours (Tribute)"
(2020)
Music video
"Family" on YouTube

"Family" is a song by American electronic duo The Chainsmokers and Norwegian DJ and producer Kygo. It was released on December 6, 2019, as the eighth single from the duo's third studio album, World War Joy.

Background

On November 26, 2019, during their World War Joy tour, the duo announced that their album was set to be released on December 6. Then, its entire track listing was made available on their store, unveiling this collaboration with the Norwegian DJ.[2][3][4] The collaboration between the artists was never teased before this date.[5] Three days later, DJ Mag announced that it would be released as a single.[6] On December 3, The Chainsmokers posted the cover of the song on their social media.[7]

Music video

The music video of "Family" is primarily a montage of amateur videos focusing on The Chainsmokers' videographer Rory Kramer, detailing his career, a car accident he got in, and how his family helped him recover.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 68
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 64
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 60
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 31
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[15] 91
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 51
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] 45
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2020) Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 26

References

  1. ^ a b Mamo, Heran (December 12, 2019). "The Chainsmokers Honor Their Videographer Rory Kramer in Touching 'Family' Video With Kygo: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Sani, Niko (November 29, 2019). "The Chainsmokers Tease Collab with Blink 182, Album Tracklist Now Available". EDM.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Meadow, Matthew (November 27, 2019). "The Chainsmokers Bring Out Blink-182 For New Collab & Reveal Album Out Next Week". Your EDM. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Tryon, Oliver (November 26, 2019). "The Chainsmokers set to release 'World War Joy' album next week". Cultr. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Dori, Fabian (November 29, 2019). "News : La tracklist du nouvel album des Chainsmokers dévoilée, incluant une collab avec Kygo" [News: Tracklist of the new Chainsmokers album unveiled, including a collab with Kygo]. Guettapen (in French). Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Sascha (November 29, 2019). "The Chainsmokers & Kygo überraschen mit gemeinsamer Single" [The Chainsmokers & Kygo surprise with a common single]. DJ Mag Germany (in German). Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  7. ^ @TheChainsmokers (December 3, 2019). "Family @KygoMusic this Friday!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "The Chainsmokers %2B Kygo – Family" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 11. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 2020" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "The Chainsmokers %2B Kygo – Family" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "VG-lista – Singel 2019-W50". VG-lista. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 02. týden 2020 in the date selector. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 2". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Chainsmokers %2B Kygo – Family". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  19. ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.