Background and Composition
"Shape" was written by Sting, Dominic Miller and Craig Dodds, and produced by Dodds under his production name Craigie, for the Sugababes' second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002). It is a remake of Sting's 1993 recording "Shape of My Heart"; the song's verses were changed, while the chorus that features Sting's vocals was re-recorded. According to Sugababes member Mutya Buena, "He felt he could do better with the chorus, so he came in to re-record it". The song was engineered by Jack Guy, and programmed by Dean Barratt. Additional vocal recording was completed by Ben Georgiades. "Shape" is the album's fourth and final single, and was released in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2003 as a CD single and casette tape. The B-side is a cover version of English producer Adamski's and English musician Seal's 1990 single "Killer".
"Shape" is a midtempo pop and R&B ballad with a subtle dance groove. The song was composed in the key of F minor, at a moderately slow tempo of 82 beats per minute. The Sugababes' vocal range in the song spans from the higher note of F3 to the lower note of G4. Its instrumentation consists of keyboards and bass guitar. The chorus of the song features Sting's vocals. Adrian Thrills of Daily Mail described "Shape" as an "ambitious, harmonica-led reworking" of "Shape of My Heart".
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