Shape of My Heart (Sting song)

"Shape of My Heart"
Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
Released August 1, 1993
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:41
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Fields of Gold"
(1993)		 "Shape of My Heart"
(1993)		 "Nothing 'Bout Me"
(1994)

"Fields of Gold"
(1993)		 "Shape of My Heart"
(1993)		 "Nothing 'Bout Me"
(1994)

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

Samples and interpolations

The song's backing track has been sampled or interpolated by several artists. 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
Hikaru Utada"Never Let Go"First Love1999
Carl Thomas"Emotional"Emotional2000#47 in the US
Lil' Zane"Ways of the World"Young World: The Future2000
Craig David featuring Sting"Rise & Fall"Slicker Than Your Average2002#2 in the UK
Sugababes"Shape" Angels with Dirty Faces2002#11 in the UK
Kyo"About Thirty Times"My Girl2006
Shontelle"I Crave You"Shontelligence2008
Pastor Troy"For My Soldiers"Attitude Adjuster2008
K Koke featuring Maverick Sabre"Turn Back"I Ain't Perfect2012#70 in the UK
Kyndall"Bullet"Still Down2015
Tory Lanez featuring 50 Cent"Pieces"Memories Don't Die2018
Juice WRLD"Lucid Dreams"Goodbye & Good Riddance2018#2 in the US
Nico de Andrea The Shape The Shape 2018

Covers

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

References

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