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Sting Andy Summers Stewart Copeland Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] "Demolition Man" 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 ...
"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.
"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. Having received no ...
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor.He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
"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, [6] in advance of their debut album Outlandos d'Amour, released on 3 November. [7] It was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.
The English rock band the Police has released five studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, fourteen video albums, four soundtrack albums and twenty-six singles. The Police sold over 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Sting successfully sued Combs over the song, as he had not secured legal approval to sample “Every Breath You Take”, and received 100 per cent of the royalties – reportedly until last year.
"Next to You" is the last song The Police played live together. When Sting originally presented the song to his bandmates, they felt it was neither aggressive nor political enough for the band's early punk sensibility. Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland suggested replacing the lyrics, with Summers offering "I'm going to take a gun to you". Sting ...