Blended Family (What You Do for Love)

"Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys, featuring vocals from rapper ASAP Rocky. It was written by Keys, Rocky, John Bush, Brandon Aly, Tish Hyman, Dave Kuncio, Kenneth Withrow and Edie Brickell for her sixth studio album Here (2016), while production was helmed by Keys and Mark Batson.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The song refers to the former marriage of Keys' husband Swizz Beats and musician Mashonda Tifrere. It was released on October 7, 2016 by RCA Records.

The music video, filmed in black-and-white, was released on November 11, 2016, and features both Keys and ASAP Rocky.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	41
France (SNEP)^[8]	62
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	9
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[10]	79
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	85
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)^[12]	19

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	October 7, 2016	Digital download	RCA Records	^[13]^[14]^[15]
United States	November 15, 2016	Rhythmic contemporary		^[16]
United States	November 15, 2016	Contemporary hit radio		^[17]

References

↑ Mench, Chris (October 6, 2016). "Hear Alicia Keys and ASAP Rocky's Emotional Family Love Song "Blended Family (What You Do For Love)"". Complex. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
↑ Orcutt, KC (October 6, 2016). "Alicia Keys's New Song Will 'Celebrate' Swizz Beatz's Ex-Wife". BET. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
↑ Kaufman, Gil (October 7, 2016). "Alicia Keys Releasing 'Here' on Nov. 4; Listen to 'Blended Family' Single with A$AP Rocky". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
↑ Blistein, Jon (October 7, 2016). "Hear Alicia Keys' Heartfelt Ode 'Blended Family' With A$AP Rocky". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
↑ Pearce. Sheldon (October 7, 2016). "Alicia Keys Announces New Album Here, Shares A$AP Rocky Collab "Blended Family (What You Do For Love)": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
↑ Penrose, Natasha (November 11, 2016). "Alicia Keys Celebrates Her 'Blended Family' in New Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Alicia Keys feat. A$AP Rocky – Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Alicia Keys feat. A$AP Rocky – Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-14". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Alicia Keys feat. A$AP Rocky – Blended Family (What You Do for Love)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
↑ "Alicia Keys – Chart history" Billboard Adult R&B Songs for Alicia Keys. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ "In Common - Single by Alicia Keys on iTunes". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
↑ "Blended Family (What You Do For Love): Alicia Keys: Amazon.co.uk". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
↑ "Blended Family (What You Do For Love) - Alicia Keys - Amazon.de". Amazon.de. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
↑ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
↑ "Top 40 Mainstream Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Alicia Keys songs

Songs in A Minor	"Fallin'" "A Woman's Worth" "How Come You Don't Call Me" "Girlfriend"

The Diary of Alicia Keys	"You Don't Know My Name" "If I Ain't Got You" "Diary" "Karma" "If I Was Your Woman / Walk on By "

Unplugged	"Unbreakable" "Every Little Bit Hurts" "Wild Horses" "Love It or Leave It Alone / Welcome To Jamrock"

As I Am	"No One" "Like You'll Never See Me Again" "Teenage Love Affair" "Superwoman"

The Element of Freedom	"Doesn't Mean Anything" "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" "Put It in a Love Song" "Wait Til You See My Smile" "We're Almost There"

Girl on Fire	"Not Even the King" "Girl on Fire" "Brand New Me" "New Day" "Fire We Make" "Tears Always Win"

Here	"In Common" "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)"

As featured artist	"All of the Lights" "Brotha Part II" "Empire State of Mind" "Fireworks" "Gangsta Lovin'" "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" "I Will Pray (Pregherò)" "International Party" "Looking for Paradise" "New Day" "Say It's So" "What's Going On"

Other songs	"28 Thousand Days" "America The Beautiful" "Another Way to Die" "Back to Life" "Die Without You" "Don't Give Up (Africa)" "Everybody Hurts" "If This World Were Mine" "It's On Again" "Little Drummer Girl" "My Boo" "People Get Ready" "Rapture" "Someday We'll All Be Free" "Speechless" "We Are Here" "We Gotta Pray"

Book Category

ASAP Rocky singles

Discography Awards and nominations

Live. Love. ASAP	"Peso"

Long. Live. ASAP	"Goldie" "Fuckin' Problems" "Wild for the Night" "Fashion Killa"

At. Long. Last. ASAP	"Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)" "Everyday" "LSD"

Other singles	"Multiply"

Featured singles	"Hands on the Wheel" "Cockiness (Love It) (Remix)" "Shabba" "Pretend" "Good for You" "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)"

Promotional singles	"Long Live ASAP" "U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)" "M's" "I'm Not the Only One (Remix)"

Other songs	"PMW (All I Really Need)" "1 Train" "Phoenix" "Wildest Moments (Remix)" "Electric Body"

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