Every Breath You Take (song)

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"Every Breath You Take"
Every Breath You Take single cover
Every Breath You Take UK promotional poster
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1983
Recorded: 1982/1983
Length: 4:13
Album(s): Synchronicity
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Hugh Padgham & The Police
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat
Released as single? YES

"Every Breath You Take" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1983/1984..

About the song

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Personnel

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Ads

This ad is from SOUNDS (May 21, 1983): 1983 05 21 Sounds Breath ad.jpg

Release History

Albums

Every Breath You Take appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-synchronicity.jpg Synchronicity 1983-06-01 Country

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
Breath.jpg AM 117 "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers" 1983-05-DD UK
Breath double.jpg AM 117 + AM*01 "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers"/"Man In A Suitcase (live)"/"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)" 1983-05-DD UK
Breath pic.jpg AMX 117 "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers" 1983-05-DD UK

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) YYYY-MM-DD Country

Video

"Every Breath You Take" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Every Breath You Take YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
Ill be watching you

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
Ill be watching you

Oh, cant you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
Ill be watching you

Since youve gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but its you I cant replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby, please...

Oh, cant you see
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every breath you take

Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
Ill be watching you

Every move you make
Every step you take
Ill be watching you

Ill be watching you
Ill be watching you
Ill be watching you
Ill be watching you...


Quotations and trivia

For the recording of this song Stewart Copeland's drums were placed in dining area of AIR Studios. Hugh Padgham used a SM57 for the snare, Sennheiser 421s for the toms, Coles 4038 ribbon mics for the overheads and Neumann 87s as room mics (placed about 10-15 feet away).

Sting alternated between a DI'd Fender Jazz and a Steinberger bass, also using "Brian" - the Dutch upright electric double bass.

Andy Summers used several guitars with different setups. For his Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster and Gibson 335 he used a Roland JCI20 Jazz Chorus amp. The amp's 12-inch speakers were miked with a Sennheiser 421 each. Andy also used the Roland guitar synths to produce keyboard-like sounds. The guitar signal would be split between the yellow and blue synths. Each one would go through 100 Watt Marshall amps with 4x12 cabinets.

The band also used some Prophet and Oberheim synthesizer sounds to record the song.


This song was performed live on American Idol season 7 (original air date March 31, 2008) by contestant Brooke White. She sang with only her playing along on piano.

This song was also sampled by Puff Daddy "Sean Combs" for his song, I'll be missing you, a tribute song to his rapper friend The Notorious B.I.G. who was murdered back in the 90s.

The song was also covered in 2004 by UB40 for the movie "50 First Dates" Soundtrack.

Alternative and cover versions

Alternative versions

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Japanese Backing Track single.jpg AMP-782 "Every Breath You Take (backing track)"/"Roxanne (backing track)" 1983-MM-DD Japan
  • Sting s original demo was recorded at Utopia Studios in London - his vocals were accompanied by a Hammond organ.
  • Sting has been known to sing 'every cake you bake' and various other goofy lines in the last chorus.

Cover versions

Cover versions of Every Breath You Take appear on the following album releases:

Cover art Artist Album title Release date Release country
40px Tammy Wynette & Sting Without Walls 1994-10-18 UK
Reggatta Mondatta.jpg Betty Wright Reggatta Mondatta 1997-MM-DD The Netherlands
Policia cover.jpg Copeland Policia! A Tribute To The Police 2005-MM-DD USA

See also

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External links

References

  • Police, The. Synchronicity. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
  • Sound on Sound - March 2004 (demo info)