The Family Madrigal

"The Family Madrigal"
Song by Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz and cast of Encanto
from the album Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released	November 19, 2021
Genre	Vallenato
Length	4:17
Label	Walt Disney
Songwriter(s)	Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer(s)	Lin-Manuel Miranda Mike Elizondo
Music video
"The Family Madrigal" on YouTube

"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's animated musical film Encanto (2021), released as part of the film's soundtrack on November 19, 2021, by Walt Disney Records. It was written by American singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, and sung almost entirely by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, featuring a small refrain by American actress Olga Merediz; "The Family Madrigal" is the opening number of Encanto, and is performed by the protagonists Mirabel and Alma Madrigal, respectively, in the film.

Mirabel introduces her multigenerational Colombian family and their magical powers to the audience with the song, which has been described as an uptempo vallenato tune with a rap outro. Music critics complimented its folk instrumentation and upbeat nature. Commercially, it reached numbers 7, 18, and 20 on the UK Singles, the Irish Singles, and the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Background

"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's 2021 animated musical fantasy film, Encanto. It is the opening song of the film's soundtrack, released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2021. "The Family Madrigal" was written by American musician Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is mostly sung by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, who voices the film's protagonist, Mirabel Madrigal. Olga Merediz, who provides the singing voice for Mirabel's grandmother Alma "Abuela" Madrigal, appears briefly in the song.^[1]

Lyrics and composition

"The Family Madrigal" is a vallenato tune,^[2] driven by Colombian folk instruments such as an accordion, caja vallenata and guacharaca. Mirabel performs the song to introduce the film's core characters—the Madrigal family—and their magical "gifts" to the audience. Miranda stated the song was inspired by "Belle", the opening song in Beauty and the Beast (1991).^[3] The melody of Abuela's verse is the same as that of "Dos Oruguitas".^[4]

Critical reception

Billboard writer Katie Atkinson called the song an "impossibly peppy" track.^[1] ScreenRant critic Jeremy Crabb praised its catchy melody and said it "does a good job introducing each character of the family and the abilities they possess",^[5] while the same website's Martyn Warren said "it's an energetic and fun song that is sure to be one that anyone will surely dance, or at the very least, smile along with."^[6] Drew Taylor of The Wrap wrote the song delivers "what is essentially exposition in the catchiest way possible.^[7]

Commercial performance

"The Family Madrigal" has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart,^[8] and number 18 on the Irish Singles Chart,^[9] and 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[10]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "The Family Madrigal" Chart (2022) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 40 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 31 Global 200 (Billboard)[13] 20 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[14] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 20

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "The Family Madrigal" Chart (2022) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[18] 198 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 77 US Streaming Songs (Billboard)[20] 59

Certifications

Certifications for "The Family Madrigal"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21]	Gold	35,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Atkinson, Katie (January 28, 2022). "Here Are the Lyrics to 'The Family Madrigal' From 'Encanto'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
2. "How "We Don't Talk About Bruno" turned Encanto into a sleeper hit". Vox. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
3. "'Encanto': A melange of music, magic and a dash of Miranda". Los Angeles Times. 2021-12-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
4. Miranda, Lin-Manuel (January 30, 2022). "Wrote Dos Oruguitas, then worked it into Family Madrigal afterwards. -LMM #Encanto". Twitter. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
5. Crabb, Jeremy (2021-11-29). "Encanto: All 8 Songs Ranked". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
6. Warren, Martyn (2022-01-21). "Every Song In Disney's Encanto, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
7. "Encanto Songs Ranked: Where Does We Don't Talk About Bruno Fit?". TheWrap. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
8. "Disney's Encanto sets Official Top 10 singles record". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
9. "We Don't Talk About Bruno climbs to Number 1 on Irish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
10. Billboard Charts [@billboardcharts] (January 25, 2022). "Every song on this week's #Hot100 chart with one credited songwriter (1/2):" (Tweet). Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
11. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
12. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: February 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
13. "Billboard Global 200: February 12, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
14. "Tónlistinn – Lög - Vika 7, 2022" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
15. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
17. Trust, Gary (January 31, 2022). "'We Don't Talk About Bruno,' From 'Encanto,' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
18. "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
19. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
20. "Streaming Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
22. "Canadian single certifications – Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Encanto – Cast – The Family Madrigal". Music Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
23. "British single certifications – Stephanie Beatriz/Olga Merediz – The Family Madrigal". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
24. "American single certifications – Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Encanto – Cast – The Family Madrigal". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 29, 2023.