The Game of Love (Santana song)

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“The Game of Love”
Single by Santana featuring Michelle Branch (revised version) / Tina Turner (original version) from the album Shaman
B-side	"Come to My World", "Curacion"
Released	October 22, 2002
Format	CD, 7"
Genre	Pop
Length	4:04
Label	Maverick
Writer(s)	Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels
Producer	Clive Davis, Carlos Santana
Santana singles chronology
"Maria Maria" (2000) "The Game of Love" (2002) "Nothing at All" (2003)
Michelle Branch singles chronology
"All You Wanted" (2002) "The Game of Love" (2002) "Goodbye to You" (2003)

"The Game of Love" is a song composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, and is on the album Shaman by Carlos Santana. The vocal performance of the song is by Michelle Branch. The song was launched as single in 2002, and won a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals", as well as peaking at #5 in on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The music video depicts Santana and Branch in an alley with couples around them, each expressing their love for one another.

Tina Turner originally recorded the track for Santana, however this version remained unreleased until October 16, 2007, where it featured on Ultimate Santana, with the Michelle Branch version also appearing on the effort.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Game of Love" [radio mix] - Michelle Branch, Santana
2. "Come to My World" - Santana
3. "Curacion" (Sunlight on Water) - Santana
4. "The Game of Love" [multimedia track] - Michelle Branch, Santana

[edit] Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	1
UK Singles Chart	16

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