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"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.
Every Breath You Take: The Singles is the first compilation album by the Police, released in 1986. In 1990, the album was repackaged in New Zealand, Australia and Spain as Their Greatest Hits with a different cover. A video collection entitled Every Breath You Take: The Videos was released alongside the album.
Tom Sinclair from Entertainment Weekly panned the song, giving it a grade of D and describing it as a "maudlin 'tribute' to the Notorious B.I.G., [in which] the late rapper's former mentor and wife (Faith Evans) team up to say their farewells to the big man on a song that 'samples' The Police's 'Every Breath You Take'. With lyrics like 'Know ...
During the recording of "Every Breath You Take", Sting and Copeland came to blows with each other, and Padgham nearly quit the project. [11] The song was originally attempted with the live method, but due to numerous failed takes the song had to be assembled entirely from overdubs, including all drum parts. [11]
"Every Breath You Take" 1 2 9 1 8 1 3 3 6 1 UK: 3× Platinum [15] ITA: 2× Platinum [44] US: Gold [20] Synchronicity "Wrapped Around Your Finger" 7 26 15 10 32 1 13 24 22 8 "Synchronicity II" 17 — — 21 — 12 — — — 16 "King of Pain" 17 44 19 1 57 7 — — — 3 1986 "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" 24 32 21 27 — 11 — 19 14 46 ...
The song outperformed its predecessor in Britain, where it topped the charts. The song also hit No. 1 in Canada, Ireland and the Netherlands, No. 2 in Australia, and No. 5 in Norway. It reached No. 3 in America, making it and "King of Pain" the band's second-best-performing single there, after its No. 1 hit "Every Breath You Take".
Taylor Swift's fifth track on Midnights, “You're On Your Own, Kid,” quickly became a fan favorite following the album's release.The song features some of the singer-songwriter's most brutal ...
On October 30, 2017, Holfelder's minor-key arrangement of "Every Breath You Take" by The Police was performed by the Dancing With The Stars band during Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson's contemporary routine. [9] On November 1, 2017, Sara Bareilles shared Holfelder's cover of her song "She Used To Be Mine" from the musical Waitress. [10]