Peanuts (song)
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| "Peanuts" | |
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| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | January-March 1978 |
| Length: | 3:58 |
| Album(s): | Outlandos d'Amour |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting, Stewart Copeland |
| Producer(s): | The Police |
| Studio(s): | Surrey Sound Studios |
| Released as single? | B-SIDE (to Roxanne) |
"Peanuts" is a song written by Sting and Stewart Copeland and recorded by The Police in 1978.
Contents
About the song
The song was first rehearsed and performed in early January 1978 as Rosy Lee when it still had lyrics by Stewart Copeland. Sting wrote new lyrics and the song eventually became Peanuts.
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
Peanuts appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Outlandos d'Amour | 1978-11-17 | UK |
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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AMS 7348 | "Roxanne"/"Peanuts" | 1978-04-07 | UK |
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AMS 7348 | "Roxanne"/"Peanuts" | 1979-MM-DD | UK |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
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AMS 7348 | "Roxanne"/"Peanuts" | 1978-MM-DD | UK |
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AMS 7348 | "Roxanne"/"Peanuts" | 1979-MM-DD | UK |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
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Video or dvd title | 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
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
It's all a game You're not the same Your famous name The price of fame Oh no Try to liberate me I said oh no Stay and irritate me I said oh no Try to elevate me I said oh no Just a fallen hero Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking Don't wanna read about the love you're making Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking You sang your song For much too long The songs they're wrong The bread has gone Oh no Try to liberate me I said oh no Stay and irritate me I said oh no Try to elevate me I said oh no Just a fallen hero Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking Don't wanna read about the love you're making Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking It's all a game You're not the same Your famous name The price of fame Oh no Try to liberate me I said oh no Stay and irritate me I said oh no Try to elevate me I said oh no Just a fallen hero Oh, you're just a fallen hero Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking Don't wanna read about the love you're making Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking Don't wanna find out what you've been taking Don't wanna read about the love you're making Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking Don't wanna find out what you've been taking Don't wanna read about the love you're making Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking Peanuts, peanuts Peanuts
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
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See also
External links
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References
- Police, The. Outlandos d'Amour. (1978) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
- ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 31 May 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=211>
