Every Breath You Take (song)

"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):

Release History

Albums

Every Breath You Take appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Synchronicity	1983-06-01	Country

Singles

CD Singles

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

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	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
	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
	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

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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.

Alternative and cover versions

Alternative versions

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	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.

• Every Bomb You Make

• 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
	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

• Sound On Sound - March 2004 article

References

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