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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 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. It was the fourth of Springfield's five top 10 hits to date.

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.

"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.

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.

In popular culture

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television arm used an instrumental bit from this song as the background music for its 1984 logo.

Charts

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ 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.

• 1983 songs
• 1983 singles
• Rick Springfield songs
• Songs written by Rick Springfield
• RCA Records singles