Passion (Rod Stewart song)

"Passion"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Foolish Behaviour
B-side"Better Off Dead"
Released24 October 1980[1]
Recorded1980
Length
  • 4:45 (promo 7" edit)
  • 5:29 (7"/album)
  • 7:30 (promo 12" edit)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Harry the Hook
  • Jeremy Andrew Johns
  • the Rod Stewart Group
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"
(1980) 		"Passion"
(1980) 		"My Girl"
(1980)
Music video
"Passion" on YouTube

"Passion" is a song by Rod Stewart that first appeared in 1980 on his album Foolish Behaviour. It was the lead single and biggest hit from the album. The song was also released as a 12-inch promotional single with an extended running time of 7:30.

Background

"Passion" describes the ubiquity of the phenomenon, delineating its universality by listing many of the people, places, and situations in which it is found. Passion is described as a powerful but dangerous essential motivator, being so compelling that it is prone to sometimes break outside the boundaries of loving relationships. 'Hear it on the radio' and 'read it in the papers' speaks of the potentially disruptive power of unleashed desire.

Reception

Billboard wrote "This up-tempo number has strong pop orchestration effectively pitted against Stewart's throaty vocals" and that the song has a "catchy" hook.[2] Record World said that the song has "menacing guitar runs, percussion fever & [Stewart's] vocal parchment."[3]

Personnel

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Chart performance

The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two in Canada. It was also a sizeable hit across Europe.

  • "Passion" was prominently featured in the 1984 drama film New York Nights (later known as Shackin' Up).[30]

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.
  2. ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 22, 1980. p. 79. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 22, 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ^ "Rod Stewart - Foolish Behaviour (LP) for Sale".
  5. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
  6. ^ "Rod Stewart – Passion" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Rod Stewart – Passion" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  9. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Passion". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Rod Stewart – Passion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Rod Stewart – Young Turks". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Rod Stewart – Passion". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Rod Stewart – Passion". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Rod Stewart: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  21. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending DECEMBER 26, 1981". Cash Box magazine. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Passion" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  23. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 22, December 26 1981". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  26. ^ "? Top Annuali Single 1981". Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1981". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Hits for 1981". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  29. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1981". Cash Box magazine. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Shackin' Up (1984) Soundtracks". IMDb.


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