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, Gary Oldman 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 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)

Despite failing to reach the top 50 in the UK upon its release, it has become a pop classic and one of Sting's works most closely associated with his solo career. It currently has more than 190 million plays on the streaming platform Spotify.

Larry Adler played the harmonica section in the song. The song's guitar figure was interpolated by Juice WRLD on the worldwide hit "Lucid Dreams" (2018).[2]

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."[3][4]

Music video

The video was directed by Doug Nichol and premiered in September 1993.[5] It was filmed at Sting's Lake House in Wiltshire.

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance of "Shape of My Heart"
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 57
Chart (2014) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[8] 177
Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[9] 151
Chart (2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 96

Year-end charts
Annual chart performance for "Shape of My Heart"
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 85

Certifications
Certifications and sales for "Shape of My Heart"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12] Gold 35,000
Japan (RIAJ)[13]
digital 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Three of Hearts (1993) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
  2. "Sting Owns 85 Percent of Juice WRLD's "Lucid Dreams"... But He's Not Mad About it". 19 November 2018.
  3. Shape of my heart by Sting Songfacts
  4. "Stine.com > Discography > Shape Of My Heart, cass". sting.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. "Sting: Shape of My Heart (Music Video 1993) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (19.08.1993-26.09.1993)" (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. "Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  12. "Italian single certifications – Sting – Shape of my heart" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 November 2021. Select "2021" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Shape of my heart" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. "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
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