Rock & Roll Love Affair

Album: HITNRUN Phase Two (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song was debuted on radio on September 17, 2012. It was released to preview Prince's three-night residency at Chicago's United Center, which started a week later. The Purple One performed the song for the first time on television on Jimmy Kimmel Live on October 23, 2012.
  • The song debuted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart at #24, helped by extensive airplay in the week after its debut. It was Prince's first entry on the tally since "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" reached #25 in 1994.

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