Affair of the Heart

"Affair of the Heart"
Single by Rick Springfield
from the album Living in Oz
B-side"Like Father, Like Son"
ReleasedApril 1983
GenreHard rock
Length4:33
3:36 (7")
LabelRCA
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 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]

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. ^ a b 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.