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* [[Stewart Copeland | Stewart]]: "Word came down from the marketing machine 'Create a B-side - today!' We walked over to the gear, strapped on, and played for 10 minutes. A disgrace." | * [[Stewart Copeland | Stewart]]: "Word came down from the marketing machine 'Create a B-side - today!' We walked over to the gear, strapped on, and played for 10 minutes. A disgrace." | ||
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| + | * [[Andy Summers]]: "The B side on the single "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | Every Little Thing]]", "[[Flexible Strategies]]", is a funk tune that's basically built around one chord, like an ''Am'' or something. I'm playing a hard funk rhythm, and then there's a long guitar solo that goes virtually all the way through the song, which is like totally against the harmony that's being played. It's sort of atonal. The sound is searing, and the notes are somewhere else. It's all like ''Eb'''s and ''B'''s against an ''A'' chord and an ''F''#. It just works really well, which I found interesting. In a way it seems to be the area James Blood Uler is moving into." | ||
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Revision as of 10:15, 10 December 2020
| "Flexible Strategies" | |
|---|---|
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1981 |
| Recorded: | August 1981 |
| Length: | 3:42 |
| Album(s): | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland |
| Producer(s): | The Police |
| Studio(s): | Le Studio |
| Released as single? | B-SIDE |
"Flexible Strategies" is a song written by Andy Summers, Sting and Stewart Copeland and recorded by The Police in 1981.
Contents
About the song
The Message In A Box liner notes provide some information - apparently The Police were at Le Studio when the record company asked them to record a b-side. They did a ten-minute jam, and obviously some Andy overdubs to produce this song.
Personnel
- Sting - bass
- Andy Summers - guitars
- Stewart Copeland - drums
Hugh Padgham is not credited as producer, it was probably Nick Blagona on the knobs.
Release History
Albums
Flexible Strategies appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | 1993-MM-DD | UK |
Singles
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMS 8174 | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"/"Flexible Strategies" | 1981-MM-DD | UK |
|
AMS 9203 | "Invisible Sun"/"Flexible Strategies" | 1981-MM-DD | The Netherlands |
|
AM 2390 | "Spirits In The Material World"/"Flexible Strategies" | 1982-MM-DD | USA |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
This section needs more information.
| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
This section needs more information.
| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
This section needs more information.
| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Quotations and trivia
- Stewart: "Word came down from the marketing machine 'Create a B-side - today!' We walked over to the gear, strapped on, and played for 10 minutes. A disgrace."
- Andy Summers: "The B side on the single " Every Little Thing", "Flexible Strategies", is a funk tune that's basically built around one chord, like an Am or something. I'm playing a hard funk rhythm, and then there's a long guitar solo that goes virtually all the way through the song, which is like totally against the harmony that's being played. It's sort of atonal. The sound is searing, and the notes are somewhere else. It's all like Ebs and Bs against an A chord and an F#. It just works really well, which I found interesting. In a way it seems to be the area James Blood Uler is moving into."
Alternative and cover versions
This section needs more information.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
This section needs more information.
References
source: Message In A Box liner notes, 1982-09 Guitar Player
