Queen of My Heart

"Queen of My Heart"
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
Released 8 November 2001
Format CD single
Recorded Rokstone Studios, London 2001
Genre Pop
Length 4:23
Label BMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Westlife international singles chronology
"When You're Looking Like That"
(2001) When You're Looking Like That2001		 "Queen of My Heart"
(2001) Queen of My Heart2001		 "World of Our Own"
(2002) World of Our Own2002
Westlife UK/Ireland singles chronology
"Uptown Girl"
(2001) Uptown Girl2001		 "Queen of My Heart"
(2001) Queen of My Heart2001		 "World of Our Own"
(2002) World of Our Own2002
"Queen of My Heart CD2"
Music video
"Queen of My Heart" on YouTube
World of Our Own track listing
17 tracks
  1. "Queen of My Heart"
  2. "Bop Bop Baby"
  3. "I Cry"
  4. "Why Do I Love You"
  5. "I Wanna Grow Old With You"
  6. "Evergreen"
  7. "World of Our Own"
  8. "To Be Loved"
  9. "Drive (For All Time)"
  10. "If Your Heart's Not In It"
  11. "When You Come Around"
  12. "Don't Say It's Too Late"
  13. "Don't Let Me Go"
  14. "Walk Away"
  15. "Love Crime"
  16. "Imaginary Diva"
  17. "Angel"

"Queen of My Heart" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 8 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, World of Our Own (2001). It became the band's ninth UK number No. 1 single in two and a half years, staying at the top of the chart for one week.[1] The song was written by John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector, Steve Robson and Steve Mac and was produced by Mac.[2] It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with McFadden, Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B3 to Bb5.[3]

It remains one of the band's most successful singles, becoming the 23rd best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, and receiving a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold. It has sold over 335,000 copies in UK.[4]

Tours performed at

Music video

The music video was directed by Max & Dania.[5] It features the members of Westlife in a castle with Shane & Kian in one room, Mark & Nicky in another room, and Brian sitting at the stairs alone. During the video, Nicky shaves his hair, giving himself a buzz cut. Towards the end of the video, many fans appear and surround the band members.

As of 2018, the video has reached 35 million views on YouTube.[6]

Track listing

UK CD1
  1. "Queen of My Heart" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
  2. "When You're Looking Like That" (Single Remix) - 3:53
  3. "Reason for Living" - 4:03
  4. "When You're Looking Like That" (Video) - 3:53
UK CD2
  1. "Queen of My Heart" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
  2. "When You're Looking Like That" (Single Remix) - 3:53
  3. "Interview" (Video) - 5:16
  4. "Queen of My Heart" (Video) - 4:26

Credits and personnel

Recording[2]
Personnel[2]
  • Steve Mac — songwriter, producer, arranger, mixing, piano, keyboards
  • John McLaughlin — songwriter
  • Steve Robson — songwriter
  • Wayne Hector — songwriter, additional backing vocals
  • Chris Laws — Pro Tools engineer, engineer, drums
  • Matt Howe — recording, mixing engineer
  • Daniel Pursey — assistant engineer
  • Quentin Guine — assistant engineer
  • Lee McCutcheon — Pro Tools engineer
  • Steve Pearce — bass
  • Frizzy Karlsson — guitars
  • Paul Gendler — guitars
  • Mae McKenna — additional backing vocals
  • Eddie Hession — accordion
  • Bob White — bagpipes
  • Gavin Wright — strings
  • Choir — Alice Holsgrove, Christopher Baptiste, Daniel Udy, Hannah Baptiste, Henry Verbi, Laura Taylor, Lee Raymond, Louise Raymond, Mathew Taylor, Rachael Holsgrove, Rebekah Holsgrove, Samuel Udy, Samuel Verbi, Victoria Verbi
  • Kim Chandler — conductor
  • Dave Arch — orchestral arrangement
  • Dick Beelham — mastering

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 666. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 3 Queen of My Heart (liner notes). Westlife. RCA, BMG. 2001. 74321899132.
  3. ↑ "Queen of My Heart BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  4. ↑ "Westlife | Official Top 20 | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  5. ↑ mvdbase, Westlife - "Queen of My Heart" music video, retrieved 2018-05-18
  6. ↑ westlifeVEVO (2009-10-03), Westlife - "Queen of My Heart", retrieved 2018-05-18
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Tracklisten.
  10. ↑ "Billboard - Google Books". 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2014-04-01 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Westlife Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Queen of My Heart". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top Digital Download.
  14. ↑ http://www.musicchartheaven.com/westlife/westlifehits.htm
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". VG-lista.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Singles Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ "Westlife: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Best of singles 2001". IRMA. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 October 2016. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Queen of My Heart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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