Family Man (Mike Oldfield song)

"Family Man"
Artwork for UK, Spain, and Scandinavian vinyl singles
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Five Miles Out
B-side"Mount Teide"
Released28 May 1982 (1982-05-28)
Recorded1981–1982
StudioTilehouse Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire
GenreProgressive rock, pop rock
Length3:45
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Oldfield
  • Simon Heyworth
  • Tom Newman
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Five Miles Out"
(1982)
"Family Man"
(1982)
"The Mike Oldfield EP"
(1982)

"Family Man" is a pop rock song written by Mike Oldfield, Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Morris Pert, and Maggie Reilly. It became a hit song in 1982 for Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilly as the vocalist. Daryl Hall and John Oates achieved success a year later with their cover version. In 2009, Maggie Reilly recorded another version of the song for her solo studio album Looking Back Moving Forward.