Shape of My Heart (Sting song)

"Shape of My Heart"

Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
Released	1993
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:41
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Sting and Dominic Miller

"Shape of my heart" is a song by English artist 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.

Artist	Song	Album	Year
Nas	"The Message"	It Was Written	1996
Monica	"Take Him Back"	The Boy Is Mine	1998
Blaque	"Release Me"	Blaque	1999
Hikaru Utada	"Never Let Go"	First Love	1999
Carl Thomas	"Emotional"	Emotional	2000
Lil' Zane	"Ways of the World"	Young World: The Future	2000
Brainpower	"Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan"		2001
Craig David featuring Sting	"Rise & Fall"	Slicker Than Your Average	2002
Sugababes	"Shape"	Angels with Dirty Faces	2002
Shontelle	"I Crave You"	Shontelligence	2008
Pastor Troy	"For My Soldiers"	Attitude Adjuster	2008
Kyndall	"Bullet"	Still Down	2015

South Korean singer Rain's 2003 hit "Ways to Avoid the Sun" has a backing track that has been compared to that of "Shape of My Heart".

Covers

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

References

↑ Shape of my heart by Sting Songfacts

Sting
Studio albums	The Dream of the Blue Turtles ...Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If on a Winter's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship 57th & 9th
EPs	Nada Como el Sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World
Live albums	Bring on the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle ...All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin
Compilations	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 The Very Best of... Sting & The Police The Best of 25 Years
Singles	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "Love Is the Seventh Wave" "Fortress Around Your Heart" "Russians" "We'll Be Together" "Be Still My Beating Heart" "Englishman in New York" "Fragile" "They Dance Alone" "All This Time" "It's Probably Me" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Fields of Gold" "Shape of My Heart" "All for Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" "Brand New Day" "Desert Rose" "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "The Empty Chair"
Guest singles	"Money for Nothing" "Take Me Home" "On Silent Wings" "Rise & Fall" "Always on Your Side" "Stolen Car"
Tours	Symphonicity Tour (2010–11) Back to Bass Tour (2011–13) On Stage Together Tour (2014–15) Summer 2015 (2015) Rock Paper Scissors North American Tour (2016) Summer 2016 (2016) 57th & 9th Tour (2017)
Theatre	3 Penny Opera (1989) The Last Ship (2014)
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