Every Breath You Take (song)
"Every Breath You Take" | |
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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..
Contents
About the song
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Personnel
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Ads
This ad is from SOUNDS (May 21, 1983):
Release History
Albums
Every Breath You Take appears on the following album releases:
Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Synchronicity | 1983-06-01 | Country |
Singles
CD Singles
Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "Song"(s) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
7" Singles
Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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AM 117 | "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers" | 1983-05-DD | UK | |
AM 117 + AM*01 | "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers"/"Man In A Suitcase (live)"/"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)" | 1983-05-DD | UK | |
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 |
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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 |
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Every Breath You Take | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Lyrics
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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 |
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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 |
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40px | Tammy Wynette & Sting | Without Walls | 1994-10-18 | UK |
Betty Wright | Reggatta Mondatta | 1997-MM-DD | The Netherlands | |
Copeland | Policia! A Tribute To The Police | 2005-MM-DD | USA |
- The Jo Jo Runners produced an early mash-up in 1985: Every Doot You Take is a mix of Freur's "Doot Doot" and Every Breath You Take - and probably some more songs...
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)