Released: December 5, 2006
Featuring: Jamie Foxx Anika Noni Rose Beyoncé Jennifer Hudson
Songwriter: Henry Krieger Tom Eyen
Producer: The Underdogs (Producers)
[Intro: Effie (C.C. spoken)]
What about what I need?
(Curtis says it's the best thing for the group)
What about what's best for me?
(He feels the Dreams can cross over)
What about how I feel?
(But when we're famous, I'll write great things for ya. Effie, do it for me)
What about me? What about me?
[Verse 1: C. C.]
It's more than you. It is more than me
No matter what we are, we are a family
This dream is for all of us
This one can be real
And you can't stop us now
Because of how you feel
[Verse 2: C.C.]
It's more than you. It is more than me
Whatever dreams we have, they're for the family
We're not alone anymore, now there are others there
And that dream's big enough
For all of us to share
So don't think you're going
You're not going anywhere
You're staying and taking your share
And if you get afraid again, I'll be there
[Hook: C. C., Deena, Lorrell, & Curtis]
We are a family, like a giant tree
Branching out toward the sky
We are a family, we are so much more
Than just you and I
We are a family like a giant tree
[Bridge: C. C.]
Growing stronger, growing wiser
[Outro. C. C., Deena, Lorrell, & Curtis]
We are growing free
We need you
We are a family
What about what I need?
(Curtis says it's the best thing for the group)
What about what's best for me?
(He feels the Dreams can cross over)
What about how I feel?
(But when we're famous, I'll write great things for ya. Effie, do it for me)
What about me? What about me?
[Verse 1: C. C.]
It's more than you. It is more than me
No matter what we are, we are a family
This dream is for all of us
This one can be real
And you can't stop us now
Because of how you feel
[Verse 2: C.C.]
It's more than you. It is more than me
Whatever dreams we have, they're for the family
We're not alone anymore, now there are others there
And that dream's big enough
For all of us to share
So don't think you're going
You're not going anywhere
You're staying and taking your share
And if you get afraid again, I'll be there
[Hook: C. C., Deena, Lorrell, & Curtis]
We are a family, like a giant tree
Branching out toward the sky
We are a family, we are so much more
Than just you and I
We are a family like a giant tree
[Bridge: C. C.]
Growing stronger, growing wiser
[Outro. C. C., Deena, Lorrell, & Curtis]
We are growing free
We need you
We are a family
Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (Deluxe Edition)
- Listen
- Step on Over
- Patience
- I Want You Baby
- Family
- When I First Saw You (Duet)
- Cadillac Car
- Fake Your Way To The Top
- Move
- I’m Somebody
- I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy’s Rap
- Lorrell Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise)
- One Night Only (Disco)
- Hard To Say Goodbye
- Dreamgirls
- It’s All Over (Movie Version)
- Steppin’ to the Bad Side
- Dreamgirls (Finale)