"Passion" | ||||
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Single by Rod Stewart | ||||
from the album Foolish Behaviour | ||||
B-side | "Better Off Dead" | |||
Released | November 1980 | |||
Format | 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Length |
5:29 (album) 5:35 (single) |
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Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stewart/Chen, Grainger, Cregan, Savigar | |||
Producer(s) | Harry the Hook, Jeremy Andrew Johns, the Rod Stewart Group | |||
Rod Stewart singles chronology | ||||
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"Passion" is a song by Rod Stewart that first appeared in 1980 on his album Foolish Behaviour. It was the lead single and greatest hit from the album.
The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two in Canada. It was also a sizeable hit across Europe.
"Passion" describes the ubiquity of the phenomenon, delineating its universality by listing many of the people, places and situations in which it is found. Passion is described as a powerful but dangerous essential motivator, being so compelling that it is prone to sometimes break outside the boundaries of loving relationships.