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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.
The song appears in the 1995 Oscar-nominated documentary The Living Sea. [citation needed] It was the first song performed in Sting's All This Time concert, recorded on the evening of the September 11 attacks in 2001. Sting also performed the song with cellist Yo Yo Ma during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City ...
Upon its release, "When We Dance" peaked at number 9 in the UK, becoming Sting's only top ten solo single in his home country. [4] It also reached the top ten in Canada (number 10) [5] and Ireland (number 9). [6] The song was less successful in the US, peaking at number 38. [7] The song was promoted with a music video directed by Howard ...
When writing "Seven Days", Sting sought to build a song around a reggae-inspired beat in quintuple meter with chord changes akin to music from a Broadway show. [2] 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 ...
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The single's b-side is a studio recording of the song "Another Day" which would appear the following year in a live version on Sting's live album Bring On the Night.. The US and French 12" singles also contain two remixes of "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free": the "Jellybean Mix" by John "Jellybean" Benitez and the "Torch Mix" by William Orbit of Torch Song.
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.
"Nothing 'Bout Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sting as the final single from his fourth studio album, Ten Summoner's Tales (1993). In Canada, the single was released in autumn of 1993, although in the rest of the world, it was released in early February 1994 by A&M Records.