Shape of My Heart (Sting song)

"Shape of My Heart" is a song by British 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. It 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]

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

The song has become a pop classic and one of Sting's works most closely associated with his solo career. It currently has more than 140 million plays on the streaming platform Spotify.

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8]
digital 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Samples and interpolations

The song's backing track has been sampled or interpolated by many artists, and used over 40 times.[9] At least two songs, Sugababes' "Shape" and Pastor Troy's "For My Soldiers", have also sampled the original recording's vocals.

ArtistSongAlbumYearComments
Nas"The Message"It Was Written1996Released as a single but did not chart
Monica"Take Him Back"The Boy Is Mine1998
Blaque‘’Release Me’’Blaque1999
Carl Thomas"Emotional"Emotional2000#47 in the US
Sugababes"Shape" Angels with Dirty Faces2002#11 in the UK
Craig David featuring Sting"Rise & Fall"Slicker Than Your Average2003#2 in the UK
K Koke featuring Maverick Sabre"Turn Back"I Ain't Perfect2012#70 in the UK
Young Noble featuring Arsonal Da Rebel, Hussein Fatal, Tony Atlanta, Krayzie Bone & King Malachi"Welcome To Real Life"Son of God2013
Tory Lanez featuring 50 Cent"Pieces"Memories Don't Die2018
Juice Wrld"Lucid Dreams"Goodbye & Good Riddance#2 in the US
Eden hason"Yeladim kaele"Shemishehu Yaatzor Oti2018
Kygo and Avicii featuring Sandro Cavazza"Forever Yours (Avicii Tribute)"Non-album-single2020

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. "Lescharts.com – Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "Japanese single digital certifications – Sting – Shape of my heart" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 6 January 2021. Select 2014年9月 on the drop-down menu
  9. https://www.whosampled.com/Sting/Shape-of-My-Heart/
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