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"A Love Bizarre" is a song written by Prince and Sheila E. The song is a duet between both singers and it appears on Sheila E.'s 1985 album Romance 1600. It clocks in at 12:16, but the single version is 3:46 in duration. It made its debut in the music movie Krush Groove.

The song was a major hit and reached number one on the Urban radio airplay and Dance/Club play charts.[1] On other American charts, "A Love Bizarre" went to number 2 on the US R&B charts and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and pop radio airplay charts.[2] The German 12" single release is backed by the B-side "Save the People" which also served as the B-side for her previous single "Sister Fate". She performed the song as part of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band during their 2001, 2003 and 2006 tours.

Music video

The club scene from Krush Groove in which Sheila E. and her band are performing the song was used for the majority of the music video with a few scenes from the film edited in. The music video uses the song's single edit.

Formats and track listings

US 7"

  1. "A Love Bizarre" – 3:46
  2. "A Love Bizarre (Part II)" – 3:50

US 12" promo

  1. "A Love Bizarre" (LP version) – 12:18
  2. "A Love Bizarre" (edit) – 3:46

German 12"

  1. "A Love Bizarre (Parts I and II)" – 7:36
  2. "Save the People" – 8:28

Personnel

Credits from Duane Tudahl and Benoît Clerc[3][4]

  • Sheila E. – lead and backing vocals, percussion
  • Prince – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, Yamaha DX7, electric guitars, bass guitar, LinnDrum
  • Eddie M. – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Juan Escovedo – percussion
  • Steph Birnbaum – backing vocals
  • Susie Davis – backing vocals
  • Jerome Benton – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "A Love Bizarre"
Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 76
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 11
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[7] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "A Love Bizarre"
Chart (1986) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] 83

See also

References

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Шаблон:Sheila E. Шаблон:Authority control