"Queen of My Heart" is a song by Irish

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. It was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, ''

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'' (2001). It was released as a

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single with "

When You're Looking Like That "When You're Looking Like That" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife from their second studio album, '' Coast to Coast'' (2000). It was released on 30 July 2001 as the sixth and final single from the album in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Latin A ...

" in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 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.

Background

The song was written by John McLaughlin,

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and

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and was produced by Mac. It was composed in the traditional

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, with

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's,

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's, and

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's vocals ranging from the chords of B₃ to B♭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.

Music video

The

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for "Queen of My Heart" was directed by Max & Dania. It features the members of

in a castle with Filan and

Kian Egan Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as a member of the pop group Westlife. Westlife have released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won numerous award ...

in one room, Feehily and

Nicky Byrne Nicholas Bernard James Adam McGarry Byrne Jr. (born 9 October 1978) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and radio and television presenter. He is best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife; Westlife has since released twelve albums, ...

in another room, and McFadden sitting on the stairs alone. During the video, Nicky shaves his hair, giving himself a

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. Towards the end of the video, many fans appear and surround the band members.

Track listings

* UK CD1 # "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit) # "

" (single remix) # "Reason for Living" # "When You're Looking Like That" (CD ROM video) * UK CD2 # "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit) # "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix) # "Interview" (CD ROM) * UK cassette single # "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit) # "When You're Looking Like That" (single remix) * European CD single # "Queen of My Heart" (radio edit) # "Reason for Living"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes. Recording * Recorded at

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(London) Personnel *

– writing, production, arrangement, mixing, piano, keyboards * John McLaughlin – writing *

– writing *

– writing, additional backing vocals * Chris Laws –

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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

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

*
Official Westlife website
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