Queen of My Heart explained

Queen of My Heart
Cover:	10Queenofmyheart1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Westlife
Album:	World of Our Own
A-Side:	When You're Looking Like That
B-Side:	Reason for Living
Released:	^[1]
Studio:	Olympic (London)
Length:	4:23
Label:	RCA BMG
Producer:	Steve Mac
Chronology:	Westlife UK/Ireland
Prev Title:	Uptown Girl
Prev Year:	2001
Title2:	When You're Looking Like That
Next Title:	World of Our Own
Next Year:	2002

"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. 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.

Track listings

• UK CD1^[4]

1. "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
2. "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)
3. "Reason for Living"
4. "When You're Looking Like That" (CD ROM video)

• UK CD2^[7]

1. "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
2. "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)
3. "Interview" (CD ROM)

• UK cassette single^[8]

1. "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
2. "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix)

• European CD single^[9]

1. "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit)
2. "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

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	8
Guatemala (Notimex)^[11]	2
Nicaragua (Notimex)^[12]	5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[13]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	14
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	51
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	23

External links

• • Official Westlife website

Notes and References

1. New Releases – For Week Starting November 5, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 3 November 2001. 18 August 2021.
2. Web site: Week Ending November 17th 2001. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 11 November 2001. 21 March 2023.
3. Web site: Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts. Copsey. Rob. 12 January 2019. Official Charts Company. 12 January 2019.
4. Queen on My Heart. Westlife. 2001. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 899132.
5. Web site: Queen of My Heart BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC. Musicnotes .
6. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JEF0uuehVxI Westlife Interview Voxpop 2001
7. Queen on My Heart. Westlife. 2001. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 899142.
8. Queen on My Heart. Westlife. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 899134.
9. Queen on My Heart. Westlife. 2001. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records, BMG. 74321 898732.
10. Web site: Billboard - Google Books . Google Books. 24 November 2001 . 1 April 2014.
11. News: Encabezan Luis Miguel y Westlife listas de popularidad en CA . es. El Universal (Mexico). February 2, 2002. May 27, 2023. live. May 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501092118/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/47553.html.
12. News: Encabezan Luis Miguel y Westlife listas de popularidad en CA . es. El Universal (Mexico). February 2, 2002. May 27, 2023. live. May 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501092118/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/47553.html.
13. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 2, saptamina 14.01–20.01, 2002. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050213221636/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10003.html. 13 February 2005. 21 July 2014.
14. Web site: Best of singles 2001. IRMA. 5 July 2018.
15. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2001. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 6 February 2021.
16. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 21 May 2018.
17. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2002. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 19 May 2020.