"Family Tradition" is the first single and fourth song on Senses Fail's third studio album Life Is Not a Waiting Room.

Family Tradition is the seventh single released from Senses Fail.

[4] Lead singer Buddy Nielsen discusses the story behind the song: I find myself at times doing things to live up to other peoples expectations or cutting myself down because I assume that will make me look more humble to the world, so this song is one part a reaction to that and also about following the footsteps of a family member you don't really know but who has had a huge influence on you.A music video had been filmed for the song displaying a rather scrawny young boy who does not seem to add up to his father's expectations.

Constantly harassed by his older brother throughout the video, he enters a chest in his room only to come out in the form of a large gremlin-looking character.

Scenes of the band playing the song in front of an audience in a tent are intercut with the storyline of the video.