Affair of the Heart
"Affair of the Heart" | ||||
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Single by Rick Springfield | ||||
from the album Living in Oz | ||||
B-side | "Like Father, Like Son" | |||
Released | April 1983 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 4:33 3:36 (7") | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rick Springfield, Danny Tate, Blaise Tosti | |||
Producer(s) | Bill Drescher | |||
Rick Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Affair of the Heart" is a hit song performed by rock musician Rick Springfield. It was released as the lead single from his platinum-certified album Living in Oz.
The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100 in mid-1983.[1] It was the fourth of Springfield's five top 10 hits to date.[1]
Cash Box said the song "shows a greater use of synthesizers and a hardened guitar sound" than previous Springfield songs, but retains his ability to create a powerful refrain.[2]
"Affair of the Heart" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1984, but lost to "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.[3]
At the premier of the live performance of Live and Kickin' in 1982, Springfield was using a urinal in a public bathroom when a stranger came up to him and handed him a cassette saying "You gotta hear this song. I wrote this song. You'll love it!". A couple of months later while driving to the set of General Hospital, Springfield played the cassette and heard the opening beats of the song.[4]
In popular culture
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television arm used an instrumental bit from this song as the background music for its 1984 logo.
Charts
Chart (1983) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
Year-end charts
Year-end chart (1983) | Position |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[5] | 57 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 593. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 16, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ 80s Legend Was RELIEVING Himself At a Urinal When Random Dude PITCHED Him This 80s Hit! #shorts, retrieved 2023-02-19
- ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
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- Beginnings (1972)
- Comic Book Heroes (1973)
- Wait for Night (1976)
- Working Class Dog (1981)
- Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982)
- Living in Oz (1983)
- Beautiful Feelings (1984)
- Tao (1985)
- Rock of Life (1988)
- Karma (1999)
- Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance (2004)
- The Day After Yesterday (2005)
- Christmas with You (2007)
- Venus in Overdrive (2008)
- My Precious Little One: Lullabies for a New Generation (2009)
- Songs for the End of the World (2012)
- Rocket Science (2016)
- The Snake King (2018)
- Mission: Magic! (1974)
- Hard to Hold (1984)
- Stripped Down (2015)
- Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Springfield (2008)
- "Speak to the Sky"
- "Jessie's Girl"
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- "Love Is Alright Tonite"
- "Don't Talk to Strangers"
- "What Kind of Fool Am I"
- "Affair of the Heart"
- "Human Touch"
- "Love Somebody"
- "Bruce"
- "State of the Heart"
- Discography
- The Red Locusts
- Zoot
- Mission: Magic! TV series (1973)
- The Morris Springfield Project