Affair of the Heart
| "Affair of the Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Rick Springfield | ||||
| from the album Living in Oz | ||||
| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:33 3:36 (7") | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| 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 Living in Oz album.
The song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #10 on the Cash Box Top 100 during the summer of 1983.[1] It was the fourth of Springfield's five Top 10 hits to date.[1]
"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.[2]
In popular culture
- ABC Television used an instrumental bit from this song as the background music for its 1984 logo.[citation needed]
Charts
| Year-end chart (1983) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[3] | 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.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.