The Police

Surge Tracks

• Every Breath You Take
• Roxanne
• Message In A Bottle
• Every Little Thing She Does Is
• Don't Stand So Close To Me
• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
• Can't Stand Losing You

Artist Biography

The Police are an English new wave band which was strongly influenced by reggae and punk rock. Originally formed in 1977 by Stewart Copeland (drums), Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting (bass and lead vocals), and Henry Padovani (guitar). Andy Summers later joined the group, and after a very short stint as a quartet, Padovani left the band. The Police became one of the most popular bands in the late 70s/80s.

The Police are notable as one of the first mainstream white pop groups to adopt reggae as a predominant musical form and to score major international hits with reggae-styled material. Although reggae was already very popular in the United Kingdom (due to the large number of Caribbean immigrants) the style was little known in the United States or other countries, and prior to the emergence of the Police only a handful of reggae songs had enjoyed any significant chart success.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Ghost in the Machine (1981-10)
Outlandos d'Amour (1984)
Reggatta de Blanc (1979-10)
Synchronicity (1983)
Zenyattà Mondatta (1980-10)

Singles

Roxanne '97

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