Single: A Love Bizarre
1985: High Fashion ◄ | All Singles | All Related Artists Singles | ► 1985: Manic Monday |
A Love Bizarre
Single details | |
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Released: | October 1985 (US release) 20 January 1986 (UK release) |
Related album: | Romance 1600 |
Label(s): | Paisley Park Records / Warner Bros. |
Non-album tracks: | A Love Bizarre (Edit) (3:46) A Love Bizarre (Part II) (3:48) |
A Love Bizarre was the third and final single to be released from Sheila E.'s second album Romance 1600. It was released three months after the album, and was released in North America, the UK and Europe. The a-side and b-sides were both portions of the full-length track A Love Bizarre. Prince wrote, produced and largely performed the track.
The single reached number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 2 on the Billboard Black Chart. It also reached position 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco - Club Play chart, becoming the fourth associated artist single to top this chart (and her second number 1 hit in this chart), after Nasty Girl, The Glamorous Life and Sugar Walls.
Track listing
7"
(US: 7-28890, 9 28890-7, CAN: 92 88907, UK: W 8890, DEU: 928 890-7, ITA: 92 8890-7)
A. A Love Bizarre (Edit) (3:46)
B. A Love Bizarre (Part II) (3:48)
12"
(DEU: 920 406-0)
A. A Love Bizarre (Parts I & II) (7:13)
B. Save The People
12" promo
(US: PRO-A-2387)
A. A Love Bizarre (LP Version) (12:18)
B. A Love Bizarre (Edit) (3:46)
Credits
- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
Charts
Chart, Country | Entry Date | Peak Position | Weeks In Chart |
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Billboard Hot Dance/Disco - Club Play Chart, USA | 19 Oct. 1985 | 1 (1 wk) | 13 |
Billboard Black Singles Chart, USA | 19 Oct. 1985 | 2 (1 week) | 21 |
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, USA | 16 Nov. 1985+ | 11 | 23 |
Releases
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Country | Format | Cat. Number | Comments | Front | Back | Label 1 | Label 2 |
USA | 7" | 7-28890 |
Variants, special editions and re-releases
- None.
Single promotion
- Information needed.
Associated videos
Awards, nominations, and certifications
- None.
Quotations and trivia
- None.
References
- The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
- http://www.discogs.com/Sheila-E-A-Love-Bizarre/master/22668
- Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)
1985 High Fashion |
All Singles | All Related Artists Singles | 1985 Manic Monday |