"Queen of My Heart"
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
A-side"When You're Looking Like That"
B-side"Reason for Living"
Released5 November 2001 (2001-11-05)[1]
StudioOlympic (London)
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife UK/Ireland singles chronology
"Uptown Girl"
(2001)		 "Queen of My Heart" / "When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)		 "World of Our Own"
(2002)
Westlife international singles chronology
"When You're Looking Like That"
(2001)		 "Queen of My Heart"
(2001)		 "World of Our Own"
(2002)
"Queen of My Heart CD2"
Music video
"Queen of My Heart" on YouTube

"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]

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 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]

Music video

The music video for "Queen of My Heart" was directed by Max & Dania.[7] It features the members of Westlife in a castle with Filan and Kian Egan in one room, Feehily and Nicky Byrne in another room, and McFadden sitting on the stairs alone. During the video, Nicky shaves his hair, giving himself a buzz cut. Towards the end of the video, many fans appear and surround the band members.[8]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.[4]

Recording

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

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 5, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 November 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Masterton, James (11 November 2001). "Week Ending November 17th 2001". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Queen on My Heart (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 899132.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Queen of My Heart BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". Musicnotes.
  6. ↑ Westlife Interview Voxpop 2001
  7. ↑ mvdbase, Westlife - "Queen of My Heart" music video, retrieved 18 May 2018
  8. ↑ westlifeVEVO (3 October 2009), Westlife - "Queen of My Heart", retrieved 18 May 2018
  9. ↑ Queen on My Heart (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 899142.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Queen on My Heart (UK cassette single sleeve). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 899134.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Queen on My Heart (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, BMG. 2001. 74321 898732.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  14. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Tracklisten.
  15. ↑ "Billboard - Google Books". 24 November 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2014 – via Google Books.
  16. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Encabezan Luis Miguel y Westlife listas de popularidad en CA" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico). 2 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Queen of My Heart". Irish Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top Digital Download.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  21. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
  23. ↑ "Encabezan Luis Miguel y Westlife listas de popularidad en CA" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico). 2 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". VG-lista.
  25. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 2, saptamina 14.01–20.01, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  27. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Singles Top 100.
  28. ↑ "Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
  29. ↑ "Westlife: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  30. ↑ "Best of singles 2001". IRMA. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  31. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  32. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  34. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  35. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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