Walking In Your Footsteps

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"Walking In Your Footsteps"
LP cover
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1983
Recorded: December 1982 - January 1983
Length: 3:35
Album(s): Synchronicity
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Hugh Padgham
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat
Released as single? NO

"Walking In Your Footsteps" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in December 1982 / January 1983.

About the song

An early mix from AIR Studios features a longer intro - where Stewart constantly plays the "clicks" with his sticks (as it can be heard during the LP version's first chorus). There's also a bum note from the flute that was muted.

There are two noticeable changes for Sting's vocals: he starts singing "20 million years ago" which is way off from the 65-66 million years ago when dinosaurs became extinct. The third line in the first chorus has a different melody.

For the LP version he "corrected" the first line to "50 million years ago", which is still way off ...

Sadly this "work in progress" version is cut during the 2nd verse...

In "Studio Sound" from March 1984 producer Hugh Padgham remembers that this song was written by Sting on Montserrat and only took half a morning to do. Sting didn't bother to find unique sequencer sounds and used a factory setting he found suitable.

Personnel

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Release History

Albums

Walking In Your Footsteps appears on the following album releases:

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

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
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

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) 1979-12-01 Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title 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.

Fifty million years ago
You walked upon the planet so
Lord of all that you could see
Just a little bit like me

Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps

Hey Mr. Dinosaur you really couldn't ask for more
You were God's favorite creature but you didn't have a future

Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps

Hey there mighty Brontosaurus don't you have a lesson for us
You thought your rule would always last
There were no lessons in your past
You were built three stories high
They say you would not hurt a fly
If we explode the atom bomb would they say that we were dumb

Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps
Walking in your footsteps

They say the meek shall inherit the earth
They say the meek shall inherit the earth

Walking In Your Footsteps
Walking In Your Footsteps
etc...

Quotations and trivia

The official lyrics for this song feature a final verse that's not on the LP version:

Fifty million years ago
They walked upon the planet so
They live in a museum
It's the only place you'll see 'em

Alternative and cover versions

An early mix from AIR Studios features a different vocal track starting with "20 million years ago".

See also

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External links

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References

  • Police, The. Synchronicity. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
  • Studio Sound - March 1984