Shape of My Heart

"Shape of My Heart"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Black & Blue
Released	October 3, 2000
Format	CD single
Recorded	July 2000; Cheiron Studios and Polar Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:50
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Lisa Miskovsky
Producer(s)	Max Martin, Rami
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"The One" (2000) "Shape of My Heart" (2000) "The Call" (2001)
Music sample "Shape of My Heart" A sample from "Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys

"Shape of My Heart" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. The song was released on October 3, 2000 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Black & Blue (2000).^[1] It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, and co-written by Lisa Miskovsky. The song debuted at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, while reaching number eight on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart.^[2]

On MTV's Total Request Live the music video broke the Backstreet Boys' own record for longest running number-one song, which was previously held by "Larger than Life" (1999). The video spent 61 days at the top position. The song also earned a Grammy Award nomination during the 44th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It was featured on the 2001 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 6.

On the 2000s "Around the World in 100 Hours" Black & Blue promo trip, Backstreet Boys sang an a cappella version of the song every continent they landed on. In 2008, one of the song's writers, Lisa Miskovsky, released her own version of the song, "Another Shape of My Heart" on her 2008 album Last Year's Songs: Greatest Hits.

Music video

The music video for "Shape of My Heart" was directed by Matthew Rolston from October 1 to October 2, 2000 at the Roberts Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The entire video is shot in monochrome with a blue tint, creating a black and blue look (hence the album's name).

The video shows the Backstreet Boys rehearsing lines onstage in an empty theater. Another set of scenes shows a man and a woman rehearsing on the stage while another man and woman watch from a desk in front of the audience in which the band sits. The characters from these scenes also feature in the scenes with the band rehearsing.

Track listings

1. "Shape of My Heart" - 3:50
2. "All I Have to Give" (Acapella) - 3:48
3. "The One" (Jack D. Elliot Radio Mix) - 3:36

• Incorrect times are printed on the sleeve.

Credits and personnel

Recording^[3]

• Recorded and mixed at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden. Vocals recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.

Personnel^[3]

• Max Martin – songwriter, producer, recording, mixing, guitar
• Rami Yacoub – songwriter, producer, recording, mixing
• Lisa Miskovsky – songwriter
• Stefan Boman – vocal recording engineer
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
• Peter Svensson – guitar
• Tomas Lindberg – bass
• John Amatiello – Pro Tools and XBS Optical Vocal Enhancer engineer
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000-2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 5 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 25 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 1 Denmark (IFPI)[9] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[10] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 6 Italy (FIMI)[14] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1 Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[18] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 9 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[24] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[25] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australian Singles Chart[26] 30 Dutch Singles Chart[27] 61 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[28] 55 German Singles Chart[29] 31 Italian Singles Chart[30] 21 Swiss Singles Chart[31] 35 Chart (2001) Position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[32] 87

Radio and release history

Region	Format	Date
United States	Radio airplay	October 3, 2000
	CD single	October 31, 2000

References

1. "Backstreet Boys Get to Get Black and Blue on New LP". MTV. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
2. "Backstreet Boys' US singles chart-positions". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
3. Shape of My Heart (liner notes). Backstreet Boys. Jive Records. 2000. 9251329.
4. "Australian-charts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
6. "Ultratop.be – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "Ultratop.be – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart" (in French). Ultratop 50.
8. "Backstreet Boys - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
9. "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 11/13/00". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112 (48): 67. 25 November 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
10. http://books.google.ca/books?lr=&rview=1&id=rRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=backstreet+boys#v=snippet&q=backstreet%20boys&f=false
11. "Backstreet Boys: Shape Of My Heart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
12. "Musicline.de – Backstreet Boys Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
13. "The Irish Charts - Search by song title". Irish Charts. Retrieved 27 June 2012. Title: SHAPE OF MY HEART Artist: BACKSTREET BOYS Label: JIVE Date of entry: 09.11.2000 Highest Placement: 6 Weeks in the Charts: 9
14. "Italiancharts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". Top Digital Download.
15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Backstreet Boys search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". VG-lista.
18. "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on 2007-05-12.
19. "Spanishcharts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart" Canciones Top 50.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". Singles Top 100.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Backstreet Boys – Shape Of My Heart". Swiss Singles Chart.
22. "BACKSTREET BOYS". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
23. "Backstreet Boys – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Backstreet Boys.
24. "Backstreet Boys – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Backstreet Boys.
25. "Backstreet Boys – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Backstreet Boys.
26. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2000". ARIA Charts. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
27. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=s
28. http://books.google.ca/books?id=dhMEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
29. "German Top 20 - The Chart Of 2000". ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
30. 2000 Italian Singles Chart. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
31. "SCHWEIZER JAHRESHITPARADE 2000". Schweizer Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
32. http://books.google.ca/books?id=9Q8EAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics