Queen of My Heart

"Queen of My Heart" (or "Queen of My Heart" / "When You're Looking Like That" in UK and Ireland) is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, World of Our Own. It was released as a double A-side single with "When You're Looking Like That" in UK and Ireland.

"Queen of My Heart"
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
Released5 November 2001
FormatCD single
RecordedRokstone Studios, London 2001
GenrePop
Length4:23
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife international singles chronology
"When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)		 "Queen of My Heart"
(2001)		 "World of Our Own"
(2002)
Westlife UK/Ireland singles chronology
"Uptown Girl"
(2001)		 "Queen of My Heart / When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)		 "World of Our Own"
(2002)
"Queen of My Heart CD2"
Music video
"Queen of My Heart" on YouTube

It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their ninth UK number one single in two and a half years, staying at the top of the chart for one week.[1]

It remains one of the band's most successful singles, becoming the 23rd best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, and receiving a Gold sales certification in the UK for over 400,000 copies sold in combined sales of purchased and streaming-equivalent sales. It is the band's eleventh most streamed song, eighth best selling single in paid-for sales category and ninth best selling single combined sales category in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.[2][3]

Background

The song was written by John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector, Steve Robson and Steve Mac and was produced by Mac.[4] 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.[5] In an interview, Kian said that the song was about a person who wants to go back to their soulmate whom they have been away from for a long time.[6]

Tours performed at

Music video

The music video was directed by Max & Dania.[7] 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 2019, the video has reached 43 million views on YouTube.[8]

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[4]
Personnel[4]
  • 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 Beetham — mastering

Charts and sales

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