Released September 28, 1999 Recorded 1999 | Format CD single Length 4:31 | |
Genre Pop, adult contemporary Label Miramax, Epic, Sony Music Soundtrax | ||
"Music of My Heart" is a song by Cuban American recording artist Gloria Estefan and American boy band NSYNC. The teen pop song was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, for the Wes Craven-directed movie Music of the Heart (1999). It was released as the first single from the soundtrack on September 28, 1999, through Miramax Records and Epic Records.
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"Music of My Heart" received four important nominations: the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and two for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. The last nomination was for the Billboard Music Awards for Top Song from a Movie, and was the only award which Estefan won of all the nominations received for the song. Also, Gloria Estefan achieved a Blockbuster Award for Best Pop Song in a Movie. The song ended at the Billboard Year-End Charts at #97 after peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier in the year 1999. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies.
Background and composition
"Music of My Heart" was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, for the Wes Craven-directed movie Music of the Heart (1999). Gloria Estefan and band NSYNC recorded their vocals for the song in 1999. It was released as the first single from the movie soundtrack on September 28, 1999. "Music of My Heart" is a teen pop song that lasts for four minutes and thirty-one seconds. The song is composed in the key of B major and is set in time signature of common time, with a moderately slow tempo of 68 beats per minute. The vocal range of Estefan and the members of NSYNC spans over an octave, from F♯4 to B5.
Music video
The video, directed by Nigel Dick, features *NSYNC and Gloria Estefan singing in Miami Senior High School in Miami with interspersed shots of student musicians. The lyrics praise music teachers as the six perform in the gymnasium. The video debuted on TRL Thursday, August 12, 1999 at number 1. The video is available on Estefan's YouTube channel.
Track listing
- "Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
- "Music of My Heart" (Lawrence Dermer Remix) – 4:21
- "Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 12" Club Mix) – 9:20
- "Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
- "Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 7" Radio Edit) – 4:18
- "Music of My Heart" (Pablo Flores Club Mix) – 10:06
- "Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
- "Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 7" Remix) – 4:18
- "Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
- "Music of My Heart" (Pablo Flores Club Mix) – 10:06
- "Music of My Heart" (Pablo Flores Radio Edit) – 4:42