Queen of My Heart
"Queen of My Heart" | ||||||||
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Single by Westlife | ||||||||
from the album World of Our Own | ||||||||
Released | November 5, 2001 | |||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||
Recorded | Rokstone Studios, London 2001 | |||||||
Genre | Pop | |||||||
Length | 4:23 | |||||||
Label | BMG | |||||||
Writer(s) | John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, Steve Robson | |||||||
Producer(s) | Steve Mac | |||||||
Certification | Silver (UK), Gold (SWE) | |||||||
Westlife singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Queen of My Heart" is the debut single released from Westlife's third studio album, World of Our Own. It became the band's ninth UK number No. 1 single, staying at the top of the chart for one week.[1] The song was written by John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector and Steve Robson, Steve Mac.[2] It remains one of the band's most successful singles, becoming the 23rd best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, and receiving a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold. So far, it sold over 335 000 copies in UK.[3]
Contents
Track listing
- UK CD1
- "Queen Of My Heart" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
- "When You're Looking Like That" (Single Remix) - 3:53
- "Reason For Living" - 4:03
- "When You're Looking Like That" (Video) - 3:53
- UK CD2
- "Queen Of My Heart" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
- "When You're Looking Like That" (Single Remix) - 3:53
- "Interview" (Video) - 5:16
- "Queen Of My Heart" (Video) - 4:26
Music video
The video features Westlife in a castle with Shane and Kian in one room, Mark and Nicky in another room and Brian sitting alone on the stairs. 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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 33 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 14 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 15 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 8 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] | 27 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 1 |
Italy (FIMI)[9] | 28 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 12 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 4 |
Norway (VG-lista)[12] | 12 |
Romanian Top 100[13] | 24 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] | 1 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 3 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 37 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Irish Singles Chart | 14 |
UK Singles Chart | 23 |
Chart successions
Preceded by | Irish IRMA number one single 10 November 2001 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Sweet Caroline" by Dustin the Turkey |
Preceded by | Scottish Singles Chart 10 November 2001 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Have You Ever" by S Club 7 |
Preceded by | UK number-one single 10 November 2001 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "If You Come Back" by Blue |
Credits and personnel
- Eddie Hession - accordion
- Dave Arch - arrangement
- Mae McKenna - backing vocals
- Bob White - bagpipes
- Choir - Alice Holsgrove, Christopher Baptiste, Daniel Udy, Hannah Baptiste, Henry Verbi, Laura Taylor, Lee Raymond, Louise Raymond, Mathew Taylor, Rachael Holsgrove, Rebekah Holsgrove, Samuel Udy, Samuel Verbi, Victoria Verbi
- Kim Chandler - conductor
- Gavin Wright - strings
- Steve Mac - writing, production, arrangement, mixing, piano, keyboards
- Matt Howe - recording
- John McLaughlin - writing
- Steve Robson - writing
- Wayne Hector - writing
References
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- ↑ [1][dead link]
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Tracklisten.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Westlife Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top Digital Download.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Queen of My Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". VG-lista.
- ↑ [2][dead link]
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2001-11-11". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Singles Top 60.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Queen of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Westlife: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
External links
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- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
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- 2001 singles
- Westlife songs
- Pop ballads
- Songs written by Steve Mac
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- Songs written by Steve Robson
- Song recordings produced by Steve Mac
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