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"Roxanne" is a song by British rock band the Police. The song was written by lead singer and bassist Sting and was released as a single on 7 April 1978, [5] in advance of their debut album Outlandos d'Amour, released on 3 November. [6]
The primary songwriter for the Police, Sting was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. [94] In Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, "Every Breath You Take" ranked number 84 (the highest new wave song on the list), and "Roxanne" ranked number 388.
The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by A&M Records on 3 November 1997, [4] containing a mix of Police songs and Sting's solo works. [5] It originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs.
The Police had success seemingly right from the start with their debut album, the platinum-selling Outlandos d'Amour, and its top 40 single, “Roxanne.” But their journey, as the three polished ...
Sting Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "Invisible Sun" † Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "It's Alright for You" Sting Stewart Copeland Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] " A Kind of Loving" Andy Summers Sting Stewart Copeland Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "King of Pain" † Sting Synchronicity: 1983 [8] "Landlord" † Sting Stewart Copeland Non-album ...
Outlandos d'Amour (Outlaws of Love) is the debut studio album by British rock band the Police, released on 17 November 1978 [4] by A&M Records.Elevated by the success of its lead single, "Roxanne", Outlandos d'Amour peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.
The Bad Boy Records founder famously sampled the 1983 song by Sting’s band, The Police, for his own track “I’ll Be Missing You” featuring Faith Evans in 1997.
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 ...