Affair of the Heart

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"Affair of the Heart"
Single by Rick Springfield
from the album Living in Oz
B-side "Like Father, Like Son"
ReleasedApril 1983
Genre Hard rock
Length4:33
3:36 (7")
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Rick Springfield, Danny Tate, Blaise Tosti
Producer(s) Bill Drescher
Rick Springfield singles chronology
"I Get Excited"
(1982)		"Affair of the Heart"
(1983)		"Human Touch"
(1983)

"Affair of the Heart" is a hit song performed by Australian rock musician Rick Springfield. It was released as the lead single from his platinum-certified album Living in Oz .

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Although only a minor hit in his native Australia, where it reached No. 26, the song was a top ten hit in the US, peaking 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]

Charts

Chart (1983)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 9
US Cash Box Top 100 10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1983)Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [5] 57

References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 593. ISBN   0-8230-7499-4.
  2. ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 16, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ↑ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ 80s Legend Was RELIEVING Himself At a Urinal When Random Dude PITCHED Him This 80s Hit! #shorts , retrieved 2023-02-19
  5. ↑ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
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