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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 ...
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. [1] Within a few months of their first gig, the line-up settled as Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion), and this remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history.
"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.
"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.
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 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 made an appearance in the music video, the song being part of the new album from Swedish House Mafia titled Paradise Again. [128] In February 2022, it was announced that Universal Music Group purchased Sting's catalogue of solo works and those with the Police for an undisclosed amount. [ 129 ]
In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Monday, Nov. 11, Sting revealed that despite what “went on” with the disgraced music mogul — who famously sampled the 1983 Police ...