{{Infobox album | name = Special Affections | type = Album | artist = Diamond Rings | cover = Diamond Rings - Special Affections.jpg | alt = | released = October 25, 2010 | recorded = 2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Synthpop | length = 41:47 | label = Secret City Records | producer = James Bunton, Diamond Rings | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Free Dimensional | next_year = 2012 }}
{{Music ratings<!-- NOTE: 12 REVIEWS ALLOWED ONLY. POV HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE REVIEWS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPREAD OF NOTABLE AND REPUTABLE SOURCES AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. --> | MC = 83/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Special Affections by Diamond Rings at Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/special-affections/diamond-rings |website=Metacritic |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=special-affections-r2026187|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2Score = (B)<ref>[https://www.avclub.com/diamond-rings-special-affections-1798166288 The A.V. Club review]</ref> | rev3 = Chart Attack | rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030223016/http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/2010/oct/29/diamond-rings-%E2%80%94-special-affections Chart Attack review]}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Eye Weekly'' | rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.eyeweekly.com/music/ondisc/article/104545 Eye Weekly review]</ref> | rev5 = Pitchfork Media | rev5Score = (8.2/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14829-special-affections/ Pitchfork review]</ref> | rev6 = Slant Magazine | rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/diamond-rings-special-affections/2311 Slant review]</ref> | rev7 = Toronto Star | rev7Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/recordings/article/880942--pick-of-the-week-diamond-rings Toronto Star review]</ref> <!-- NOTE: 12 REVIEWS ALLOWED ONLY. POV HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. THE REVIEWS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPREAD OF NOTABLE AND REPUTABLE SOURCES AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. --> }}
'''''Special Affections''''' is the debut album by Canadian musician Diamond Rings. It was released on October 25, 2010.
''Special Affections'' received a nod from ''Exclaim!'' as the No. 11 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.<ref name= "Exclaim!'s Year in Review - Top Pop & Rock Albums of 2010">{{cite web|title=Pop & Rock Year in Review|work=Exclaim!|url=http://exclaim.ca/Features/YearInReview/pop_rock_year_in_review_2010/Page/11}}</ref> The album was also named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.<ref name=longlist>[http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045233/http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |date=2015-10-02 }}. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = Play By Heart | length1 = 4:53 | title2 = Wait & See | length2 = 3:35 | title3 = On Our Own | length3 = 5:05 | title4 = You & Me | length4 = 3:25 | title5 = Give It Up | length5 = 4:43 | title6 = Pre-Owned Heart | length6 = 4:25 | title7 = Something Else | length7 = 4:26 | title8 = You Oughta Know | length8 = 4:04 | title9 = It's Not My Party | length9 = 4:26 | title10 = All Yr Songs | length10 = 2:47 }}
==="Something Else" Itunes Single Remix E.P.=== {{Track listing | headline = Something Else Itunes Single Remix E.P. | title1 = Something Else. | length1 = 4:26 | title2 = Something Else (Mike Gloria Remix). | length2 = 4:16 | title3 = Something Else (Disco Fries Remix). | length3 = 3:51 | title4 = Something Else (Dark Intensity Remix). | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = Something Else (Cadence Remix). | length5 = 4:09 }}
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