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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Message In A Bottle"'''</big>
 
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:police-messageinabottle.jpg|thumb|center|Single cover art for "[[Message In A Bottle (song)|Message In A Bottle]]" by [[The Police (band)|The Police]].]]
 
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|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 
!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 
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| <b>Released:</b>
 
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| [[1979-10-02]]
 
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
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| 4:51
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Album(s):</b>
 
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| [[Reggatta de Blanc]]
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| [[Reggatta de Blanc (album)|Reggatta de Blanc]]
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Label(s):</b>
 
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| [[RECORD LABEL]]
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| [[A&M]]
 
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
 
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[PRODUCER NAME(S)]]
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| [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Sting]], [[Andy Summers]], [[Nigel Gray]]
 
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
 
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| [[RECORDING STUDIO(S)]]
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| [[A&M]]
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 
| <b>Released as single?</b>
 
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| YES, B-SIDE, or NO
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| YES
 
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=Personnel=
 
=Personnel=
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* [[Sting (person)|Sting]] – bass guitar, vocals
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* [[Andy Summers]] – guitar
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* [[Stewart Copeland]] – drums, vocals
  
 
=Release History=
 
=Release History=
 
==Albums==
 
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"[[Message In A Bottle (song)|Message In A Bottle]]" appears on the following album releases:
 
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! Release country
 
! Release country
 
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| [[Image:Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Album date]]
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| [[Reggatta de Blanc]]
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| [[1979-10-02]]
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| Country
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40 px]]
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| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
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| [[1993-09-30]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-live!.jpg|40px]]
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| [[The Police Live!]]
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| [[1995-06-13]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-thepolice.jpg|40px]]
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| [[The Police (album)|The Police]]
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| [[2007-06-11]]
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| United States
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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| [[Image:police-aroundtheworld.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Around the World]]
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| [[1983-02-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
 
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==Awards==
 
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! Category
 
 
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| [[Image:police-outlandostosynchronicities.jpg|40px]]
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| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| [[Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live!]]
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| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
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| [[1995-05-01]]
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| CATEGORY
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| United Kingdom
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==Nominations==
 
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| [[Live Ghost In The Machine]]
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| [[2001-10-01]]
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| Japan
 
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=See also=
 
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* [[Reggatta de Blanc (album)|Reggatta de Blanc]]
  
 
=External links=
 
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=References=
 
=References=
 
* Police, The. ''Reggatta de Blanc''. (1979) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
 
* Police, The. ''Reggatta de Blanc''. (1979) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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* ''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 20 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=188>
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Revision as of 03:42, 21 June 2008

"Message In A Bottle"
Single cover art for "Message In A Bottle" by The Police.
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1979-10-02
Recorded: 1979
Length: 4:51
Album(s): Reggatta de Blanc
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): A&M
Released as single? YES

"Message In A Bottle" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1979.

About the song

This section needs more information.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

"Message In A Bottle" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg Reggatta de Blanc 1979-10-02 United Kingdom
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-09-30 United Kingdom
Police-album-live!.jpg The Police Live! 1995-06-13 United Kingdom
Police-album-thepolice.jpg The Police 2007-06-11 United States

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) 1979-12-01 Country

Video

"Message In A Bottle" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Police-aroundtheworld.jpg Around the World 1983-02-01 United Kingdom
Police-outlandostosynchronicities.jpg Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live! 1995-05-01 United Kingdom
Police-liveghostinthemachine.jpg Live Ghost In The Machine 2001-10-01 Japan

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair

I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle

A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart

I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle

Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home

I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

External links

This section needs more information.

References

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