Queen of My Heart
2001 single by Westlife
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"Queen of My Heart" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, World of Our Own (2001). It was released as a double A-side single with "When You're Looking Like That" in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[2]
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| Single by Westlife | ||||
| from the album World of Our Own | ||||
| A-side | "When You're Looking Like That" | |||
| B-side | "Reason for Living" | |||
| Released | 5 November 2001[1] | |||
| Studio | Olympic (London) | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
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| Producer | Steve Mac | |||
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| "Queen of My Heart" on YouTube | ||||
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The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their ninth UK number-one single in two and a half years. It became the 23rd-best-selling single of 2001 in the UK and received a gold sales certification in the UK for over 400,000 copies sold. It is the band's eighth-best-selling single in paid-for sales and ninth-best-selling single in combined sales in the UK as of January 2019.[3]
Background
The song was written by John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector, Steve Robson and Steve Mac and was produced by Mac.[4] It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with Brian McFadden's, Shane Filan's, and Mark Feehily's vocals ranging from the chords of B3 to B♭5.[5] In an interview, Kian Egan said that the song was about a person who wants to go back to their soulmate whom they have been away from for a long time.[6]
During live performances, the song is sometimes introduced with a military-style drumbeat and features more prominent arrangements, including bagpipes, a choir, accordion, flute, and strings, lending it a richer, more cinematic texture. Following McFadden’s departure, Egan and Nicky Byrne assumed his vocal parts in subsequent renditions, maintaining the song’s signature harmonies.[7][8][9]
Music video
The music video for "Queen of My Heart" was directed by Max & Dania.[10] It features the members of Westlife in a castle with Filan and Egan in one room, Feehily and Byrne in another room, and McFadden sitting on the stairs alone. During the video, Byrne shaves his hair, giving himself a buzz cut. Towards the end of the video, many fans appear and surround the band members. There are two alternate starts of the video: a first view of the castle, and another with rain and a lightning strike of the place.[11]
Track listings
- UK CD1[4]
- "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
- "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)
- "Reason for Living"
- "When You're Looking Like That" (CD ROM video)
- UK CD2[12]
- "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
- "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)
- "Interview" (CD ROM)
- UK cassette single[13]
- "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
- "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)
- European CD single[14]
- "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
- "Reason for Living"
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[4]
Recording
- Recorded at Olympic Studios (London)
Personnel
- Steve Mac – writing, production, arrangement, mixing, piano, keyboards
- John McLaughlin – writing
- Steve Robson – writing
- Wayne Hector – writing, additional backing vocals
- Chris Laws – Pro Tools engineering, engineering, drums
- Matt Howe – recording, mixing engineer
- Daniel Pursey – assistant engineering
- Quentin Guine – assistant engineering
- Lee McCutcheon – Pro Tools engineering
- Steve Pearce – bass
- Frizzy Karlsson – guitars
- Paul Gendler – guitars
- Mae McKenna – additional backing vocals
- Eddie Hession – accordion
- Bob White – bagpipes
- Gavin Wright – strings
- Alice Holsgrove – choir
- Christopher Baptiste – choir
- Daniel Udy – choir
- Hannah Baptiste – choir
- Henry Verbi – choir
- Laura Taylor – choir
- Lee Raymond – choir
- Louise Raymond – choir
- Mathew Taylor – choir
- Rachael Holsgrove – choir
- Rebekah Holsgrove – choir
- Samuel Udy – choir
- Samuel Verbi – choir
- Victoria Verbi – choir
- Kim Chandler – conducting
- Dave Arch – orchestral arrangement
- Dick Beetham – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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