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Affair of the Heart

Affair of the Heart

1983 single by Rick Springfield

"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 Living in Oz album.

Quick Facts Single by Rick Springfield, from the 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, Rick was using a urinal in a public bathroom and some 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, Rick played the cassette and hears the opening beats of the song.[4]

Charts

More information Year-end chart (1983), Rank ...

References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 593. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
  2. [2]
    "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 16, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. [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. [4]
    80s Legend Was RELIEVING Himself At a Urinal When Random Dude PITCHED Him This 80s Hit! #shorts, retrieved 2023-02-19
  5. [5]
    "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
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