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Released | November 17, 2022 | |||
Length | 35:24 | |||
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Singles from The Family | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[1] |
Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Clash | 9/10[4] |
The Daily Telegraph | [5] |
DIY | [6] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[7] |
NME | [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Slant Magazine | [11] |
The Family is the seventh studio album by American hip hop boy band Brockhampton. It was released on November 17, 2022, through RCA and Question Everything.[12] The release of a final album during 2022 was announced during the band's performance at the 2022 Coachella festival.[13] The Family was thought to be Brockhampton's final studio album, and was advertised as such, until the announcement of a subsequent album, TM, in a promo image released alongside The Family.[14]
Although it is credited to the band as a whole, only two members of Brockhampton feature on the album: Bearface, who contributed to production, and Kevin Abstract, who solely provided vocals. Romil Hemnani is also credited as a writer on multiple tracks. Bearface and external collaborator Boylife are credited as executive producers, making this one of two Brockhampton albums (along with TM) where Kevin Abstract is not credited as an executive producer or creative director, and the only Brockhampton album to be executively produced by an outside collaborator.
In January 2022, Brockhampton announced their disbandment via social media, which was to follow their scheduled performances at O2 Academy Brixton and Coachella.[15] During their performance at Coachella on April 16, 2022, they announced a then unnamed final album, to be released in the same year. Two days later, the video projected during the performance would be released to their YouTube page, titled "Message from Brockhampton".[16]
In October 2022, Brockhampton created a private Instagram user named @imissthebandalready. An image of the unfollowed state of this page would be reposted on the band's official Instagram page's story in the latter half of October.
On October 27, 2022, Brockhampton posted a one-minute video titled "I Miss the Band Already" to their YouTube and Instagram pages, teasing a final album announcement.[17] In the comments of the Instagram video, Kevin Abstract stated that there would be a follow-up in "one hour..." As such, an hour later, an album teaser for The Family was released to their YouTube and Instagram pages, announcing a release date of November 17, 2022, and the album cover was posted to their various social media accounts.[18][19]
On November 4, 2022, "Big Pussy" was released as the first single from The Family. On November 11, "The Ending" was released as the second single from the album.
On November 16, 2022, Brockhampton posted a final teaser for the album titled "It All Comes Out In The Wash" to their YouTube and Instagram pages.[20] One day later, on November 17, 2022, the album released alongside a music video for "RZA."[21]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take It Back" |
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| 2:17 |
2. | "RZA" |
| 2:12 | |
3. | "Gold Teeth" |
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| 1:46 |
4. | "Big Pussy" |
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| 2:20 |
5. | "All That" |
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| 2:46 |
6. | "(Back From The) Road" |
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| 1:34 |
7. | "Basement" |
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| 1:13 |
8. | "Southside" |
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| 1:21 |
9. | "Good Time" |
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| 1:51 |
10. | "37th" |
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| 2:15 |
11. | "Boyband" |
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| 1:44 |
12. | "Any Way You Want Me" |
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| 1:31 |
13. | "The Family" |
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| 2:55 |
14. | "Prayer" |
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| 1:45 |
15. | "My American Life" |
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| 1:27 |
16. | "The Ending" |
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| 1:48 |
17. | "Brockhampton" |
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| 4:32 |
Total length: | 35:17 |
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Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 90 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 49 |
UK Albums (OCC)[26] | 98 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[27] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[28] | 15 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] | 7 |