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Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "Does Everyone Stare" Stewart Copeland Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] "Don't Stand So Close to Me" [a] † Sting Zenyatta Mondatta: 1980 [3] "Driven to Tears" Sting Zenyatta Mondatta: 1980 [3] "Every Breath You Take" † Sting Synchronicity: 1983 [8] "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" † Sting Ghost in the ...
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band the Police from their album Synchronicity (1983). Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and Canadian hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks (the band's only No. 1 hit on that chart), and the Canadian RPM chart for four weeks.
Although the song was recorded in 1981, Sting wrote it in early 1977 around the time of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, prior to the formation of the Police. [8] [9] An early demo of the song can be heard on the Strontium 90 studio album Strontium 90: Police Academy (1997), which Sting recorded entirely by himself while the song was still fresh in his mind (according to Mike Howlett ...
The discography of British singer Sting.Born Gordon Sumner in 1951, he was a member of the jazz group Last Exit, who released a cassette album in 1975.With The Police (1977–1986, occasional reunions thereafter), Sting sold over 100 million records and singles.
"Secret Journey" is a song by the Police from their 1981 album, Ghost in the Machine. Written by Sting, the song tells of a mystical journey that will make the traveller a "holy man". Although "Secret Journey" was not released as a single in Europe, the song did see a single release in some countries, such as the United States and Canada.
The song, simply titled “Russians,” was first released as a single from The Dream of the Blue Turtles, his first solo album after breaking away from his band, The Police.
Sting described "Wrapped Around Your Finger" as "a spiteful song about turning the tables on someone who had been in charge." [4] Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, including the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust. It has a relatively slow ...
"Message in a Bottle" is a song by British rock band the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love.