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
Released1 August 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 187 million plays on the streaming platform Spotify. This song was an interpolation for the song Lucid Dreams by Juice WRLD. Larry Adler played the harmonica section in the song.

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
Italy (FIMI)[8] Gold 35,000
Japan (RIAJ)[9]
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. 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. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Sting – Shape of My Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "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".
  9. "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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