"3 Is Family" is the first single released from American singer Dana Dawson's second and final studio album, Black Butterfly (1995).

[2] James Masterton described the song as "bright" and "an almost classic bit of summer pop" in his weekly UK chart commentary, noting that Dawson's voice sounded like Australian singer Kylie Minogue's.

"[4] British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "Yankee Dana is big in Europe, and must be fancied to make her UK breakthrough with this.

[6] Gina Morris from Smash Hits gave it three out of five, writing, "Soulful and life-affirming, '3 Is Family' is the perfect afternoon-in-the-park-having-your-sarnies-nicked-by-pigeons pop song.

[11] The song charted for a single week in Iceland, debuting and peaking at number 37 on the Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 on the issue of August 26, 1995.