Shape of My Heart (Sting song)
| "Shape of My Heart" | |
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| Single by Sting | |
| from the album Ten Summoner's Tales | |
| Released | 1993 |
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| 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 to figure out something; to figure out some kind of mystical logic in luck, or chance; some kind of scientific, almost religious law." The song was used for the end credits of the film Léon with Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.
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.
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".
Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman released a cover of "Shape of My Heart" on YouTube in February 2017.
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