| "The Game of Love" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Santana featuring Michelle Branch | |||||||||||
| from the album Shaman | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Come to My World", "Curacion" | ||||||||||
| Released | September 17, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD, 7" | ||||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, Rock en Español | ||||||||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||||||||
| Label | Maverick | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels | ||||||||||
| Producer | Clive Davis, Carlos Santana | ||||||||||
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"The Game of Love" is a song composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, and is on the album Shaman by 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. The director was Paul Fedor.
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 Branch version also appearing on the effort.
The version with Branch is on the game Karaoke Revolution.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40[1] | 5 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[2] | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 16 |
| Preceded by "Landslide" by Dixie Chicks "Beautiful" by Dixie Chicks |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single April 5–12, 2003 (first run) May 24–31, 2003 (second run) |
Succeeded by "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker |
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