| "Rock and Roll Love Affair" | ||||
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| Single by Prince | ||||
| from the album Hit n Run Phase Two | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | NPG / Purple Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||
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"Rock and Roll Love Affair" was a stand-alone single released on Swiss label Purple Music on November 22, 2012 (after initially being announced for November 2, then November 16, 2012). It was announced available for retailers on November 26, 2012.
The single premiered on September 17, 2012, on America radio iHeartRadio.com and Media Entertainment-owned stations. At the same time, Prince's appeared on the American talk show The View.[1] It was announced as rotating on European radios from October 12, 2012, onwards. "Rock and Roll Love Affair" was released on CD and 12" vinyl (regular and picture).
The single entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart on October 6, 2012 at position 22.[2] The single also charted for one week on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart on February 20, 2013, peaking at number 7.
"Rock and Roll Love Affair" was included on Prince's 39th studio album Hit n Run Phase Two when it was released in December 2015, but this project is believed to have come later. In retrospect, however, "Rock and Roll Love Affair" is the album's second single.