"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.
| "Affair of the Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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
edit- Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television arm used an instrumental bit from this song as the background music for its 1984 logo.
Charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
Year-end charts
edit| Year-end chart (1983) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[5] | 57 |
References
edit- ^ 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.