Infatuation (Rod Stewart song)

"Infatuation" is a 1984 hit song by Rod Stewart. It was written by Stewart, and features guitar playing by Jeff Beck, who makes a cameo in the video. When released as a single, it had two different B-sides. The first B-side was "She Won't Dance With Me", which is from his 1980 album Foolish Behaviour while the second B-side, "Three Time Loser", is from his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing.[1]

"Infatuation"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Camouflage
Recorded1984
GenreRock
Length5:13 (Album)
4:03 (single)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Rod Stewart, Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson
Producer(s)Michael Omartian

Music video

The song's video, directed by Jonathan Kaplan and produced by Michael Omartian, is a story filmed mostly in black in white. In the video, a woman (played by Kay Lenz[2]) moves into an apartment complex where Stewart lives. Shortly after she settles in, Stewart is accosted by the woman's bodyguard (played by Mike Mazurki) asking about her, showing him a picture of her with two mobsters, one of the faces covered by the bodyguard's thumb; Stewart denies knowing the woman, though his apartment walls are covered with numerous pictures he took of the woman in various stages of dress (and undress); he is constantly snapping additional pictures or peering into the woman's apartment with his binoculars.

Eventually Stewart's obsession with the woman gets him in trouble; he is caught with his binoculars by the woman's bodyguard, who punches him in the face. After Stewart falls back on his pillow the film changes from black and white to color, suggesting a dream sequence. The last scene takes a surreal turn, showing Stewart standing at a moving carousel with Lenz trapped in the center while one of the two mobsters (Dick Miller), riding a mount, taunts Stewart.

The video has two different endings: one ending shows the woman waving goodbye to Stewart as she and the other mobster (the one whose face was covered by the bodyguard's thumb in the picture) drive away in a blue convertible, leaving Stewart riding the carousel alone.[3] The other features the mobster driving away alone as Stewart and Lenz ride the carousel together in each other's arms.[4] Observant fans of the first ending might notice that the other 'mobster' is actually Stewart with his hair slicked down.

Mazurki later said that he met more famous people in the making of this video than in any of the feature films or TV shows in which he'd starred.[5]

Charts

The song reached #6 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts.[6] On the US dance charts, "Infatuation" was the last of five entries to make the chart, peaking at #19.[7]

Year-end chart (1984)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[8] 58

Parody

In the season 29 episode "Springfield Splendor" of The Simpsons, Kipp Lennon sings "Collaboration".

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gollark: As the Chief Executive Officer of GTech, SCP-6231, Sysadmin/Operator/Poster Of Memes On/For osmarks.tk, Person #1249012789165 Who Makes Bad Node.js Applications, Supreme Overlord of Chorus City, SPUDNET and Skynet Manager, Commander of PotatOS, THOR Orbital Laser Network Operations Manager, Void Town Resident #2, Person Who Added Random Titles, and finally Cactus Revolutionary, I demand JUSTICE!
gollark: Ale may have been unmuted after 10 minutes, but I demand RETROACTIVE unmuting!
gollark: It's my half-term now, so potatOS shall rule over all when I'm not busy with homework and whatnot.
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References
  1. "Rod Stewart – Infatuation". Discogs.
  2. Kay Lenz in Rod Stewart's Infatuation music video
  3. "Infatuation" video with ending where Stewart loses the girl
  4. "Infatuation" video with ending where Stewart gets the girl
  5. Other works for Mike Mazurki
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 605.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 246.
  8. "Talent Almanac 1985: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 96 no. 51. 22 December 1984. p. TA-19.
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