Shape of My Heart (Sting song)

"Shape of My Heart"

Single by Sting
from the album Ten Summoner's Tales
Released	1993
Genre	rock pop
Length	4:41
Label	A&M
Writer(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 and figure out something; to figure out some kind of mystical logic in luck, or chance; some kind of scientific, almost religious law."^[1] This title was used for the end credits of the film Léon with Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.

Cover versions

The song has been sampled by several artists.

Artist	Song	Album	Year
Nas	The Message	It Was Written	1996
Monica	Take Him Back^[2]	The Boy Is Mine	1998
Blaque	Release Me^[3]	Blaque	1999
Hikaru Utada	Never Let Go^[4]	First Love	1999
Carl Thomas	Emotional^[5]	Emotional	2000
Lil' Zane	Ways of the World^[6]	Young World: The Future	2000
Brainpower	Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan^[7]		2001
Craig David	Rise & Fall^[8]	Slicker Than Your Average	2002
Sugababes	Shape^[9]	Angels with Dirty Faces	2002
Rain	Ways to Avoid the Sun^[10]		2003
Shontelle	I Crave You^[11]	Shontelligence	2008
Pastor Troy	For My Soldiers^[12]	Attitude Adjuster	2008
Kyndall	Bullet	Still Down	2015

References

↑ Shape of my heart by Sting Songfacts
↑ "MONICA Take Him Back - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Blaque- Release Me - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Utada Hikaru - MUSiC BOX II - Never Let Go - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Carl Thomas - Emotional". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Lil Zane - Ways Of The World - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Brainpower - Je Moest Waarschijnlijk Gaan (LIVE@THE BOX PURE) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Craig David - Rise & Fall (Studio Version) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Sugababes - Shape - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Rain "How to Avoid the Sun" M/V with English Subtitle". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Shontelle - I Crave You - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
↑ "Pastor Troy - For My Soldiers !!! - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

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"

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) Theatre, Club and Arena Tour (2017)

Theatre	3 Penny Opera (1989) The Last Ship (2014)

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