"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
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
US and European CD1
"Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
"Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 7-inch remix) – 4:18
US and European CD2
"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
UK CD1
"Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
"Music of My Heart" (Lawrence Dermer Remix) – 4:21
"Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 12-inch club mix) – 9:20
UK CD2
"Music of My Heart" (album version) – 4:31
"Music of My Heart" (Hex Hector 7-inch radio edit) – 4:18
"Music of My Heart" (Pablo Flores club mix) – 10:06
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^"Gavin AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2266. August 2, 1999. p. 28.
^"Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1310. July 30, 1999. pp. 53, 59.
^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.