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"Music of My Heart"
Single by Gloria Estefan and NSYNC
from the album Music of the Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedAugust 2, 1999 (1999-08-02)
GenreTeen pop
Length4:31
LabelEpic, Sony Music Soundtrax
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)David Foster
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Santo Santo"
(1999) 		"Music of My Heart"
(1999) 		"No Me Dejes de Querer"
(2000)
NSYNC singles chronology
"Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
(1999) 		"Music of My Heart"
(1999) 		"Bye Bye Bye"
(2000)
Music video
"Music of My Heart" on YouTube

"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 of a similar name (1999). It was released as the first single from the soundtrack on August 2, 1999, through Miramax Records and Epic Records.

The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999. It was listed on the Billboard year-end chart at number 97. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. "Music of My Heart" won the Billboard Music Award for Top Song from a Movie, and the Blockbuster Award for Best Pop Song in a Movie. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as Grammy Awards for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Background and composition

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"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.[1] It was released as the first single from the movie soundtrack on September 28, 1999.[2] The song was originally offered to rival group the Backstreet Boys, but originally rejected, and was offered to NSYNC instead. "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 later changing to the key of D-flat major and is set in time signature of common time, with a moderately slow tempo of 68 beats per minute. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the vocal range of Estefan and the members of NSYNC spans over an octave, from F♯4 to B and late D-flat 5. 5.[3]

Music video

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The video, directed by Nigel Dick, features NSYNC and Gloria Estefan singing in Miami High School in Miami with interspersed shots of student musicians.

Track listings

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26] Gold 500,000[25]

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States August 2, 1999
[27][28]
August 3, 1999
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September 28, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
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Germany December 7, 1999 CD single Epic [31]
United Kingdom December 27, 1999 [32][33]

References

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  2. ^ "Music of My Heart – 'N Sync – Single". MTV. MTV Networks. September 28, 1999. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gloria Estefan and 'N Sync Music Of My Heart – Digital Sheet Music". MusicNotes.com. November 2, 1999. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Part of Estefan's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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  24. ^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-98. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 4. January 22, 2000. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – Gloria Estefan & 'N SYNC – Music of My Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
  27. ^ "AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1310. July 30, 1999. p. 89.
  28. ^ "Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2266. August 2, 1999. p. 28.
  29. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1310. July 30, 1999. pp. 53, 59.
  30. ^ Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 9, 1999). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 41. p. 103. 'Heart' [...] is poised to make a jump into the top 10, as a single was released to retail on Sept. 28.
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