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Sting stated that "Seven Days" was the first song he wrote in quintuple meter and that it "begged to be played with in a frivolous way." [3] He also reckoned that the song's time signature would challenge his backing band "by asking them to do things that aren't natural." [2] The song was recorded in (5 8) time at a tempo of 184 beats per ...
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The concert features live versions of Sting's songs from The Police as well as his solo song catalogue. The length of the full concert is around 135 minutes, but to get all the songs both the DVD and CD have to be purchased.
The song, in the key of A major, is played in swing time. According to Sting, the song was written on the piano, and contains a flattened fifth in the song's intro, [a] which he says was banned in the churches due to its dissonant sound: It starts off with a flattened fifth. A flat five is an interesting chord because it was banned by the church.
The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the sombre tone of several songs; and second, his participation in the Conspiracy of Hope Tour on behalf of Amnesty International, which brought Sting to parts of Latin America that had been ravaged by civil wars, and introduced him to victims of government oppression.
"All This Time" is a song by English musician Sting. It was released as the first single from his third studio album, The Soul Cages (1991), on 31 December 1990 by A&M Records . The song was a chart success, especially in North America, reaching No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , topping the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks ...
Sting may refer to: Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger; Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself; Sting operation, a deceptive operation by law enforcement designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime
Sting wrote the song for a beer commercial for Kirin Brewery Company.He said that they asked him for the word "together" to be included in the song. He wrote the song in a few minutes and said both the Japanese and the producers both liked the song, despite the short amount of time it took to come up with the song.