Familia (Das Desphere song)

Familia (Korean: 패밀리어;RR: Paemillieo) is a song by South Korean girl group Das Desphere. It was released on February 3, 2008, through Neonfire Music, and, as the pre-release single from the group's debut studio album, Garbage Street (2008). It was written by Bryan Kuznetsov and, producer by Marcelle Hidayat and composed by Denise Ann Carter and Jimmuel Leclerq. Musically, "Familia" is a shoegaze and industrial rock song that lyrically content is characterised by significant humor. It's opening guitar riff bears similarities with 's single "".

Background and release
In January 2008, a teaser video of Das Luna and Dani was revealed, along with the name of one of the title tracks, "Familia", followed by teaser video of Ria, Carin and Sorin the next day.

Composition
The song was written by Bryan Kuznetsov and who previously wrote "Wolf Hunter" and "Golden of Brave", while production was handled by them alongside Marcelle Hidayat. Composed in the key signature of D minor, the song contains a tempo of 147 beats per minute and has a runtime of 4:29. The song is a shoegaze, industrial rock and electro-industrial song. Some music journalists have noted elements of electro-industrial.

The opening guitar riff has been noted as similar to that of song "" (1970). The chorus then employs the same hook from the beginning of the track with the exchange between wah-wah guitar riff and slap bass. Following the secondary chorus, the track transitions into the bridge where it is followed by a electro-industrial remix of the chorus. Lyrically, the song revolves around the themes of humor, action and tragic.

Music video
The music video for "Familia" was directed by. The video was filmed in, at  and set in the halloween night. The music video starts off where Das Luna and Dani are followed by a secret agent through the marketplace, while Das Luna is trying to convict her ex-boyfriend of cheating on her. On the second verse, Sorin and Carin are separated from the rest of the group and bandmates and dances. Various scenes include Dani performing at a museum and picking a fight with a female antagonist named Ayame (Eva Margarita Jo) and her boss man (Nathan Roseau), while Ria wearing a nightgown and holding a torch. A painter discovers Das Luna lying on a chair and paints a portrait of her, while she using a binoculars to search for the girls. The chorus ends and the remainder of the video focuses on dance routines. The girls, the kids and the group of people in costumes and cultures do the bullfight dance and strike a final pose. The video ends with a "Fin..." message, hinting to the album's Garbage Street. In a feature published in August 2008, ranked it the second best Das Desphere music video.