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Shape of My Heart (Sting song)

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"Shape of My Heart"
Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
ReleasedAugust 1, 1993
GenreSoft rock, Pop rock
Length4:41
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Fields of Gold"
(1993) 		"Shape of My Heart"
(1993) 		"Nothing 'Bout Me"
(1994)

"Shape of My Heart" is a song by English musician Sting. It was released in August 1993 as the fifth single from the album Ten Summoner's Tales. The song was co-written by guitarist Dominic Miller. The song was used for the end credits of the film Léon starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman, and within the 1993 film Three of Hearts.[1]

Background and writing

Sting explained that through "Shape of My Heart", he wanted to tell the story of a "card player, a gambler who gambles not to win but to try to figure out something; to figure out some kind of mystical logic in luck, or chance; some kind of scientific, almost religious law."[2][3]

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 57
Chart (2014) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[5] 177
Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[6] 151
Chart (2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[7] 96

Samples and interpolations

The song's backing track has been sampled or interpolated by many artists. At least two songs, Sugababes' "Shape" and Pastor Troy's "For My Soldiers", have also sampled the original recording's vocals.

Artist Song Album Year Comments
Nas "The Message" It Was Written 1996 Released as a single but did not chart
Carl Thomas "Emotional" Emotional 2000 #47 in the US
Sugababes "Shape" Angels with Dirty Faces 2002 #11 in the UK
Craig David featuring Sting "Rise & Fall" Slicker Than Your Average 2003 #2 in the UK
K Koke featuring Maverick Sabre "Turn Back" I Ain't Perfect 2012 #70 in the UK
Young Noble featuring Arsonal Da Rebel, Hussein Fatal, Tony Atlanta, Krayzie Bone & King Malachi "Welcome To Real Life" Son of God 2013
Juice Wrld "Lucid Dreams" Goodbye & Good Riddance 2018 #2 in the US
Kygo and Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza "Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)" Non-album-single 2020

Covers

Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman released a cover of "Shape of My Heart" on YouTube in February 2017.[8]

British metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska released a cover of the song as part of Songs That Saved My Life, a compilation cover album released on November 9, 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Three of Hearts (1993) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  2. ^ Shape of my heart by Sting Songfacts
  3. ^ "Stine.com > Discography > Shape Of My Heart, cass". sting.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Theory of a Deadman Offer up Moving Cover of Sting's 'Shape of My Heart'". loudwire.com. Loudwire. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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