Family Feud (song)
{{Short description|2017 song by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Family Feud
| type = single
| artist = Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
| album = 4:44
| released = January 26, 2018
| recorded = 2017
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop, conscious hip hop, R&B
| length = 4:11
| label = Roc Nation
| writer = {{flat list|
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| producer = No I.D.
| chronology = Jay-Z
| prev_title = Bam
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Top Off
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Beyoncé
| type = single
| prev_title = Perfect Duet
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Family Feud
| year = 2018
| next_title = Top Off
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|z2kEKZ6jyQQ|"Family Feud"}}}}
}}
"Family Feud" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring American singer Beyoncé. It is taken from Jay-Z's thirteenth studio album 4:44 (2017) and was produced by No I.D. The song was released to British contemporary hit radio on January 26, 2018, as the album's third single.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129091056/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist|archive-date=January 29, 2018}}
The song was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance. The accompanying music video is directed by Ava DuVernay, who won the BET Award for Video Director of the Year for her work.{{Cite magazine |date=June 25, 2018 |title=Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 BET Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8462444/2018-bet-awards-winners/ |magazine=Billboard}}
Background and composition
A sample of "Ha Ya" by the Clark Sisters is used in the song and also interpolated by Beyoncé.{{cite magazine |last1=Leight |first1=Elias |last2=Reeves |first2=Mosi |last3=Shipley |first3=Al |title=Jay-Z's '4:44': A Track-by-Track Guide |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-zs-444-a-track-by-track-guide-204939/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 30, 2017}} Lyrically, Jay-Z criticizes old and new school rappers unfairly insulting each others' styles and feuding, while also noting how his previous affair became a liability to him ("Yeah, I'll fuck up a good thing if you let me / Let me alone, Becky").{{cite web |last1=Svokos |first1=Alexandra |title=JAY-Z Just Brought Back "Becky" Drama With New Song Off '4:44' Album And You'll Scream |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/jay-z-just-brought-back-becky-drama-new-song-off-444-album-youll-scream/2007934 |website=Elite Daily |date=June 30, 2017}}{{cite web |last1=Wicks |first1=Amanda |title=Listen to JAY-Z and Beyoncé's New Song "Family Feud" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-jay-z-and-beyonces-new-song-family-feud/ |website=Pitchfork |date=June 30, 2017}}
Shortly after the song was released, American rapper Young Thug thanked Jay-Z on Instagram for encouraging old school rappers to respect the newer ones.{{cite web |last1=Neubeck |first1=Kyle |title=Young Thug Thanks Jay Z for "Family Feud" Lyric Celebrating Individuality |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2017/07/young-thug-jay-z-family-feud-genius |website=Complex |date=July 1, 2017}}
Music video
The official music video was released on December 29, 2017. It was directed by Ava DuVernay. It begins in the year 2444, when a fight over sovereignty results in a murder.{{cite web |last1=Burks |first1=Tosten |title=Video: Jay-Z – "Family Feud" (Directed By Ava DuVernay) |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/12/jay-z-family-feud-video-ava-duvernay/ |website=Spin |date=December 29, 2017}}{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Watch Jay-Z Confess Sins to Beyonce in 'Family Feud' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-jay-z-confess-sins-to-beyonce-in-family-feud-video-253727/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 29, 2017}} After that, the video shifts back in time through different eras. The story of a family's rise to power in the video is revealed to have begun in 2050 with a constitutional convention of the Founding Mothers led by a grown-up Blue Ivy.{{Cite news |last=Izadi |first=Elahe |date=January 1, 2018 |title=Analysis {{!}} Breaking down Jay-Z's 'Family Feud,' the star-studded music video featuring Beyoncé |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/01/01/breaking-down-jay-zs-family-feud-the-star-studded-music-video-featuring-beyonce/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite magazine |last=Jenkins |first=Aric |date=December 27, 2017 |title=Jay-Z Confesses to Beyoncé in Star-Studded 'Family Feud' Video |url=https://time.com/5082279/jay-z-family-feud-video/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en}} The video flashes back to 2018 at a church, and the song begins. In the present year, young Blue Ivy watches her parents Jay-Z and Beyoncé perform in confessional booths pulpits.{{cite magazine |last1=Stutz |first1=Colin |date=December 29, 2017 |title=JAY-Z Shares Futuristic Star-Studded, Ava DuVernay-Directed 'Family Feud' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/jay-z-family-feud-ava-duvernay-beyonce-blue-ivy-video-8085603/ |magazine=Billboard}}
The following actors appear in the video: Michael B. Jordan, Thandiwe Newton, Trevante Rhodes, Irene Bedard, Omari Hardwick, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi, America Ferrera, Aisha Hinds, Storm Reid, Henry G. Sanders, Susan Kelechi Watson (who plays an adult Blue Ivy), Brie Larson, Constance Wu, Niecy Nash, Rosario Dawson, Janet Mock, Mindy Kaling and Rashida Jones.{{cite magazine |title=See all the celebrity cameos in JAY-Z's 'Family Feud' music video |url=https://ew.com/music/jay-z-family-feud-celebrity-cameos/?slide=5828602#5828602 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 29, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Wicks |first=Amanda |date=December 28, 2017 |title=JAY-Z and Beyoncé Tease New "Family Feud" Video: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/jay-z-and-beyonce-tease-new-family-feud-video-watch/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|51|artist=Jay-Z|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|22|artist=Jay-Z|rowheader=true|access-date=April 17, 2022}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Family Feud|artist=Jay-Z|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=December 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Jay-Z songs}}
{{Beyoncé songs}}
{{The Carters}}
Category:Song recordings produced by No I.D.
Category:Songs written by Jay-Z