<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Family Affair" (audio) on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Family Affair" is a 1971 number - one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label . Their first new material since the double a-sided single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" nearly two years prior, "Family Affair" became the third and final number - one pop single for the band . Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song #139 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . The song version by John Legend, Joss Stone, and Van Hunt, won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 49th Annual Grammy Awards . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Family Affair" The hit single features a programmed rhythm track and electric piano - based instrumentation . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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