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OpenAppSting9,040,154monthlylistenersPopular1WhatCouldHaveBeenfeat.RayChen(fromtheseriesArcaneLeagueofLegends)14,308,574More2ShapeOfMyHeart192,802,654More3EnglishmanInNewYork213,950,328More4FieldsOfGold194,562,312More5Fragile69,194,549MorePopularreleasesTheBridge(Deluxe)LatestRelease•AlbumAlbumsTheBridge(Deluxe)TheSoulCages(ExpandedEdition)MySongs(Live)MySongs(Deluxe)44/876(Deluxe)57TH&9TH(Deluxe)TheLastShip(SuperDeluxe)TheLastShip(Deluxe)SinglesandEPsEnglishman/AfricaninNewYork(withShirazee)MyFunnyValentine(feat.HerbieHancock)September(withZucchero)LittleSomethingDon'tStandSoCloseToMe(DaveAudéRemix)Angel(HotShot2020)MessageinaBottle2InAMillionCompilationsTheBestOf25Years(DeluxeEdition)TheVeryBestOfStingAndThePoliceFieldsOfGold-TheBestOfSting1984-1994FeaturingStingThisIsStingStingRadioComfortZoneAllOut90sSoftRock90sLoveSongsRockLoveSongsLoveBalladsFansalsolikeChrisReaPeterGabrielThePoliceSealPaulCarrackLevel42SimplyRedMike&TheMechanicsAppearsOnArcaneLeagueofLegends(SoundtrackfromtheAnimatedSeries)TobyKeith35BiggestHitsAVerySpecialChristmasForgetTheWorld(Deluxe)UltimateAnthologyAVerySpecialChristmas3KillerLoveArtistPlaylistsStingBestOfDuetsSting&ShaggyAbout9,040,154monthlylistenersStingrodethenewwaveexpansiontosuperstardom.Oncehetoppedthechartsaroundtheworld,hereturnedtotheprogressivefusionrootsheleftbehindsohecouldplayanervyblendofreggae,punk,andpopwiththePolice.Hewentsoloafterthetrio's1983albumSynchronicityanditsaccompanyinghit"EveryBreathYouTake"turnedthegroupintohouseholdnames.TheDreamoftheBlueTurtles,his1985solodebut,expandeduponthatsuccessandits1987sequelNothingLiketheSunconsolidatedit,thetwoalbumslayingthegroundworkforanadventurouscareerthatencompassedjazz,classicalmusic,worldbeat,andstagemusicals.Awardswereplentifulevenwhenthehitsingleswerefew--hislastbighitwas"DesertRose,"a2000singlefeaturingAlgeriansingerChebMami--becauseStingregularlycollaboratedwithmusiciansfromaroundtheglobe.HisduetswithRodStewart,BryanAdams,EricClapton,TobyKeith,Aswad,CraigDavid,MyleneFarmer,andMaryJ.Bligesignalednotonlyhisomnivoroustastebutalsohiswidereachandtheimpossibilityofpigeonholinghismusic. Itwasaremarkablejourneyforamusicianwhocamefromhumblebeginnings.BornGordonSumner,StinggrewupneartheshipyardsofWallsend,Northumberland,England,theeldestsonofamilkmanandahairdresser.Asachild,Sumnerfellinlovewithmusic,butittookhimawhiletopursueitasacareer.Heworkedoddjobsbeforeearninganeducationdegree.AshetaughtatCramlington'sSt.Paul'sFirstSchool,hemoonlightedasajazzmusicianinNewcastle,playingbasswiththeNewcastleBigBandandthePhoenixJazzmen.Whileplayingwiththelatteroutfit,hebecameknownforwearingyellowandblacksweaters,whichearnedhimthenickname"Sting"fromfellowmusicianGordonSolomon. StingbecameSumner'sstagenamearoundthetimehebeganplayinginthejazzfusionoutfitLastExitin1975.LastExitiswherehestartedsharpeninghisskillsasasongwriterandbranchingoutintorock.Thebandreleasedthe"WhisperingVoices"singlein1975--thesongwasn'twrittenbySting,itwasbykeyboardistGerryRichardson--onthesmalllabelWudwinkanditcaughttheearofCarolWilson,whowasworkingforthepublishingdivisionofVirginRecords'RichardBranson.Buoyedbythisattention,thegroupmovedtoLondonbuttheyfellapartshortlyafterthisrelocation.WhilesomeofhisbandmatesheadedbacktoNewcastle,StingstayedinLondon,seekingoutCurvedAirdrummerStewartCopelandinhopesofacollaboration.Asithappened,CurvedAirhadjustsplit,sothepairjoinedforceswiththeintentofbreakingintoLondon'sthrivingpunkscene. AddingguitaristHenriPadovani,StingandCopelandformedanascentversionofthePolice.ByMarch1,1977,theyplayedtheirfirstgigandbyMay,theyreleasedthe"FallOut"/"NothingAchieving"singleonIllegalRecords,animprintco-foundedbyCopeland'sbrotherMiles;bothsidesofthe45werewrittenbyStewart.Aroundthetimethe"FallOut"singlehitthestores,MikeHowlett--abassistwhohadjustlefttheprogrockoutfitGong--invitedStingtojoinhimandguitaristAndySummerstoplayinagroupcalledStrontium90.HowlettplannedtobringdrummerChrisCutler,aveteranofthechallengingHenryCow,intothefoldbuthehadothercommitments,soStingdraftedCopelandasthegroup'sdrummer.Duringtheearlysummerof1977,Strontium90recordedademoandplayedapairofconcerts,includingadebutataGongreunionshowinParis.Despitethisactivity,Strontium90dissolvedquicklyandStingaskedSummerstojointhePolice.ThePolicebrieflyexistedasaquartetwithbothSummersandPadovani,butbyAugustthenewrecruitinsistedthathebethegroup'sonlyguitarist.Shortlyafterward,PadovaniwasdismissedandthePolicebecameatrio. ThePolicebegangigginginearnestlatein1977,butthegroupfounditdifficulttobuildanaudience.Strappedforcash,theyagreedtoplayinacommercialforWrigley'sgum,dyingtheirhairblondaspartoftheagreement.Althoughthespotneveraired,thecommercialwoundupgivingthegrouptheirdistinctivebleached-blondlook.Notlongafterward,Copeland'sbrotherMilesunderwrotetherecordingoftheband'sdebut,Outlandosd'Amour.Seeingpotentialin"Roxanne,"MilesbecamethePolice'smanagerandsecuredthegroupadealwithA&MRecords. Copelandmanagedtostirupsomecontroversyregardingthesinglereleaseof"Roxanne"anditssuccessor"Can'tStandLosingYou."UponitsApril1978release,"Roxanne"nevermadeitontotheBBC'splaylists,whichCopelandspunintothesinglebeing"BannedfromtheBBC"--alabelthatstretchedthetruthbutwasslappedontotheinitialsinglesof"Roxanne."Despitethiscommotion,thesingledidn'tchart."Can'tStandLosingYou"woundupgettingbannedfromtheBBCduetothesingle'scoverart--atongue-in-cheekdepictionofsuicidebyhanging--andthePoliceparlayedthatintoamodest42placementontheU.K.chartsinlatesummer1978."SoLonely,"thegroup'sthirdsingle,didn'tchartatall. BritainmaynothavebeenpayingattentiontothebandbutwherethePoliceweregainingtractionwasinNorthAmerica."Roxanne"woundupcrackingtheTop40inboththeU.S.andCanadainearly1979,whichatthattimewasararityforpunkbands.Thestatesidesuccesswasenoughtoget"Roxanne"re-releasedintheU.K.,whereitwentto12,followedbyanumbertwoplacementforthere-releaseof"Can'tStandLosingYou."Withsomechartmomentumontheirside--theywerepopularenoughtohaveare-releaseof"FallOut"scrapetheU.K.singleschart--thePoliceembarkedonanextensiveAmericantour,completinganewalbuminthemeantime.EntitledReggattadeBlanc,theirsecondalbumwenttonumberoneuponitsOctober1979release,partiallyonthestrengthofthenumberonesingles"MessageinaBottle"and"WalkingontheMoon."NeithersinglechartedintheU.S.Top40--thelattermadeitallthewayto74--butRegattadeBlancstillclimbedtonumber25ontheBillboardTop200,whileitstitletracksnaggedthegrouptheirfirstGrammyforBestRockInstrumentalPerformance. ThePolicescoredanotherU.K.hitinFebruary1980when"SoLonely"reachedsixuponitsre-release,buttheyearisbetterrememberedasthegroup'sinternationalbreakthroughthankstoZenyattaMondatta.DeliveredinOctober1980,therecordreachednumberoneintheU.K.andnumberfiveintheU.S.,withitsfirstsingle,"DeDoDoDo,DeDaDaDaDa,"becomingthegroup'sfirstAmericanTop10hit;intheU.K.,itwastherecord'ssecondsingle,reachingnumberfive."Don'tStandSoClosetoMe,"releasedasZenyattaMondatta'sfirstsingleintheU.K.andasitssecondintheUS,eclipseditscompanion,reachingnumberoneintheU.K.andaDuoorGroupWithVocal."BehindMyCamel,"analbumtrackfromZenyattaMondatta,alsoearnedthetriotheGrammyforBestRockInstrumentalPerformancethatyear. Highontheirchartsuccess,thePoliceheadedtoMontserrattorecordtheirfourthalbumwithproducerHughPadgham.TheresultingGhostintheMachineappearedinthefallof1981,toppingtheU.K.chartsandscalingitswaytonumbertwointheU.S.TheriseofGhostintheMachinewasfueledby"EveryLittleThingSheDoesIsMagic,"aTopTenhitthroughouttheworldwhichwasalsoastapleonMTV."SpiritsintheMaterialWorld"wasanotherinternationalhit,reaching11intheU.S.and12intheU.K.,while"InvisibleSun"reachednumbertwointheU.K.GhostintheMachinealsoincreasedthePolice'spresenceonalbumrockradio,asevidencedby"SecretJourney"reaching46intheU.S. DuringthereignofGhostintheMachine,theindividualmembersofthePoliceseizedtheopportunitiesbroughtbysuccess.Stingresumedtheactingcareerheattemptedtolaunchin1979,whenheappearedinFrancRoddam'ssilverscreenadaptationoftheWho'srockoperaQuadrophenia.HeappearedinthefilmBrimstoneandTreacle--itssoundtrackfeaturedthreenewPolicesongs,includinga"IBurnforYou"--andhadakeyroleinDavidLynch's1984adaptationofFrankHerbert'sDune.CopelandwasalsodrawntoHollywood,composingthescoreforFrancisFordCoppola'sRumbleFish.Meanwhile,SummerscollaboratedwithRobertFrippforthe1982LPIAdvanceMasked. AllthissuccesswasdwarfedbySynchronicity,the1983albumthatturnedintoamulti-millionblockbuster.Muchofthatsuccesswasdueto"EveryBreathYouTake,"anominousballadthattoppedthechartsinboththeU.S.andU.K."EveryBreathYouTake"becameaninstantstandard,winningtheGrammyforSongoftheYearalongwithBestPopPerformancebyaDuoorGroupwithVocal.BMIwouldlatername"EveryBreathYouTake"itsmostperformedsong,asitrackedupover15millionradioplays.Theballadwasn'ttheonlyhitonSynchronicity."WrappedAroundYourFinger"and"KingofPain"bothreachedtheTop10intheU.S.--theformeronlywentto17intheU.K.--and"SynchronicityII"turnedintoahitonMTVandtheradio,peakingat16ontheTop40;"SynchronicityII"alsotookhometheGrammyforBestRockPerformancebyaDuoorGroup. Synchronicitydominated1983,spending17weeksonthetopoftheU.S.charts,vyingforthepositionwithMichaelJackson'sThriller.ThePolicesupportedthealbumwithastadiumtourthatspilledinto1984,butStingstartedtogrowrestlesswiththetrio.Followingthetour'scompletioninMarch1984,thegroupwentonhiatus.Stingturnedhisattentiontorecordinghisdebut,TheDreamoftheBlueTurtles.WorkingwithagroupfeaturingBranfordMarsalis,KennyKirkland,andOmarHakimrepresentedsomethingofareturntorootsforSting,butitsjazzinclinationsillustratedhisrange.InAmerica,"IfYouLoveSomebodySetThemFree"and"FortressAroundYourHeart"gaveStingtwoTopTenhits,while"LoveIstheSeventhWave"and"Russians"chartedat17and16onBillboard'sTop40,respectively.Therecorddidn'tfarequiteaswellintheU.K.:"Russians,"thelastsinglepulledfromthealbum,wasitsbiggesthit,reaching12,while"IfYouLoveSomebodySetThemFree"peakedat26andtheothertwosinglesdidn'tcracktheTop40.Despitethisunderperformanceonthecharts,Stingwasinescapablethroughout1985.Hesangthe"IwantmyMTV"refrainonDireStraits'smashhit"MoneyforNothing,"hecameoedonrecordsbyPhilCollins,MilesDavis,andArcadiaalike,heappearedonHalWillner'sLostintheStars:TheMusicofKurtWeilltributealbumandhetookhisDreamoftheBlueTurtlesoutontheroadonatourthatwascapturedonMichaelApted'sdocumentaryBringontheNight,whichwasreleasedtowardtheendoftheyear.Thesoundtracktothefilmwasreleasedin1986andthevideoreleasetookhometheGrammyforBestMusicVideo,LongFormatthe1987ceremony. ThePolicereconvenedinJune1986toplaythreeconcertsontheAmnestyInternational:AConspiracyofHopetour,whichledtothegroupattemptingtorecordanewalbumthatJuly.Priortoheadingintothestudio,Copelandbrokehiscollarboneinahorseridingaccident.Theinjuryexacerbatedsimmeringtensionswithinthegroupandthetriowoundupcompletingjustonetrack:anewversionof"Don'tStandSoClosetoMe."AttachedasanewtrackonthecompilationEveryBreathYouTake:TheSingles,andthesongwasamodesthit.Followingitsrelease,thebandseparated,thistimeforgood. Stingwastednotimeinreturningtohissolocareer,completinghissecondsoloalbum,NothingLiketheSun.AdoublealbumthatranthelengthofafullCD--ararityatthetime--NothingLiketheSunfoundStingexpandinghishorizons,collaboratingwiththelegendaryjazzarrangerGilEvansanddeepeninghisinterestsinworldbeat.Noneofthiscouldbeheardonitsfunkyfirstsingle"We'llBeTogether,"whichwoundupclimbingtosevenintheU.S.The"BeStillMyBeatingHeart"madeitto15intheU.S.butintheU.K.,noneofthealbum'ssinglesenteredtheTop40;aBenLiebrandremixof"EnglishmaninNewYork"belatedlywentto15in1990.Despitethelackofbighits,NothingLiketheSunwontheawardforBestBritishAlbumatthe1988BritAwards,anditwasamulti-platinumhitthroughoutEuropeandintheU.S. StingreinterpretedfivesongsfromNothingLiketheSunforhis1988EPNadaComoelSol,whichwassungentirelyinSpanishandPortuguese.Onceagain,Stingseizedopportunitiestocollaboratewithseeminglyeverymusicianwhocamehisway.GilEvansdecidedtorecordacollectionofSting'ssongsforabig-albumandthesongwriterjoinedtheproceedings.StingcameoedonFrankZappa's1988LPBroadwaytheHardWay,singing"MurderbyNumbers,"andheparticipatedina1988recordingofStravinsky'sTheSoldier'sTale,whichalsofeaturedIanMcKellen.Histheatricalambitionscontinuedtoflourishin1989,whenheappearedinaBroadwayrevivalofTheThreepennyOpera. Stingreturnedin1991withTheSoulCages,ameditativealbumdedicatedtohisdeceasedfather(NothingLiketheSunwas,inpart,atributetohisdepartedmother)."AllThisTime"wenttofiveonBillboard'sHot100,butnoneofthesubsequentsingleschartedintheTop40;intheU.K.,"AllThisTime"wentto15.In1992,"It'sProbablyMe"--aslow-burnerfromtheLethalWeapon3soundtrackfeaturingEricClaptononguitar--woundupasasolidhit,peakingat20intheU.S.and30intheU.K.,butitwassomewhatovershadowedbySting'smarriagetoactressandfilmproducerTrudieStyler;thecouplewouldhavefourchildren. Bearingapunningtitle,TenSummoner'sTalesarrivedin1993andprovedtobeasolidsuccessonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Ithadtwobighitspophits--"IfIEverLoseMyFaithinYou"was14intheU.K.,17intheU.S.,"FieldsofGold"wentto16and23--butthealbumsawSting'saudienceshifttoadultcontemporary;onthatchart,thealbum'stwosingleswentTopTen,with"FieldsofGold"spendingfiveweeksatnumbertwo.Thistransitionwashighlightedbythesmashsuccessof"AllforLove,"asongrecordedwithBryanAdamsandRodStewartfortheThreeMusketeerssoundtrack.Itsweptacrosstheglobeattheendof1993,reachingnumberoneintheU.S.,Australia,andmanyEuropeancountries;intheU.K.itreachedtwo. ThesuccessofTenSummoner'sTalessetupthe1994releaseofthegreatest-hitscompilationFieldsofGold:TheBestofSting1984-1994."WhenWeDance,"anewtrackaddedtothecollection,reachednineintheU.K.,hisbestsoloplacingeverinthecountry;intheU.S.,itwentto38andnumber12ontheAdultContemporarycharts."ThisCowboySong"gavehimanotherU.K.hitin1995,reaching15. In1996,MercuryFallingdidn'tdogreatbusinessintheU.S.--noneofitssingleswenthigherthan60--butintheU.K.,"LetYourSoulBeYourPilot"wentto15,with"YouStillTouchMe"and"IWasBroughttoMySenses"reachingtheTop20.In1997,"I'mSoHappyICan'tStopCrying,"therecord'sfinalsingle,wasreleasedintwovariations:onecontainingthealbumversion,oneasaduetwithrisingcountrystarTobyKeith.WhileneithercrackedBillboard'sTop40,theoriginalversionwasanumber28AdultContemporaryhitandtheKeithduetreachednumbertwoontheCountrycharts.Stinghadanothernotableduetin1996,whenhesangon"OnSilentWings,"anumber13U.K.hitforTinaTurner. "Roxanne97,"whichwasaPuffDaddyremixoftheoriginalPolicehit,wentto17intheU.K.in1997andwasfeaturedonthatyear'scompilationTheVeryBestofSting&ThePolice.In1998,hemadeacameoinLock,StockandTwoSmokingBarrels,thefirstfilmfromGuyRitchie;itwasexecutiveproducedbyTrudieStyler. In1999,BrandNewDay'stitletrackwentto13intheU.K.,butitwas"DesertRose,"aduetwithChebMami,thatwastheinternationalsmash:itreachedtheTop10inmanyEuropeancountriesin2000,15intheU.K.and17intheU.S.BrandNewDaywoundupwinningBestPopVocalAlbumandBestMalePopVocalPerformanceinthe2000Grammyceremony.Overall,BrandNewDaysoldeightmillioncopiesaroundtheworld,makingithisbiggestalbum. "MyFunnyFriendandMe,"asongincludedonTheEmperor'sNewGroovesoundtrackin2000,earnedStinghisfirstOscarnominationforBestSong;hedidn'twin.ThesongkickedoffadecadewhereStingdidn'thaveasmanyhits,butheworkedconstantly,collaboratingwitheverybodyfromYo-YoMatoBlackEyedPeas,whilededicatinghimselftolower-profilesolowork.AmongthelatterwasAllThisTime,a2001livealbumrecordedonthedayofSeptember11;itwasreleasedthatNovember,reachingthreeintheU.K.and32intheU.S.AmemoircalledBrokenMusicarrivedin2003asdidanewstudioalbum,SacredLove;itpeakedatthreeinboththeU.S.andU.K.Itsleadsingle"SendYourLove"wentto30intheU.K.andreached29ontheU.S.AdultContemporarychart,butitwaseclipsedbytwocollaborationswithR&Bsingers.FirstwasCraigDavid's"Rise&Fall,"whichwenttonumbertwointheU.K.,thenMaryJ.BligeduettedwithStingon"WheneverISawYourName,"whichwasaddedtoare-releasedversionofSacredLove;therecordingwonthepairBestPopCollaborationWithVocalsGrammyin2004. In2007,thePolicereunitedforanextensivetourthatraninto2008.Onthetour'sfinalshow,thegroupbroughtoutoriginalguitaristHenryPadovanitoplay"NexttoYou."StingchosetowinddownfromthePolicereunionwiththe2009holidayalbumIfonaWinter'sNight…,whichconcentratedonoldfolktunes,hymns,andmadrigals.Hedevotedhis2010toperforminghighlightsfromhiscatalogwithLondon'sRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra,unveilingthenewarrangementsontheJuly2010albumSymphonicities,thenheadingoutontheroadwiththeorchestra;thetourwasdocumentedontheLiveinBerlinalbum,whicharrivedinNovember2010.25Years,acareer-spanningboxset,arrivedin2011,alongwithasingle-discsamplerofhighlights. StingcompletedhismusicalTheLastShipin2013.Initially,heintroducedthepieceasasoloalbumreleasedinSeptemberof2013,withthemusical--setinastrugglingshipyardinthe'80s--makingitsBroadwaydebutin2014.Stingspentthenexttwoyearstouring,sometimesco-headliningwithPaulSimon,andtheninlate2016,hereleased57th&9th,hisfirstalbumofpopsongsin13years.Thealbumwasrecordedinafewweekswithcontributionsfromapairoflong-timecollaborators,guitaristDominicMilleranddrummerVinnieColaiuta,plusdrummerJoshFreeseandguitaristLyleWorkman.In2017,Stingwashonored,alongsideWayneShorterandMetallica,withthePolarMusicPrize,anannualawardoriginatinginSwedenrecognizinggreatnessintheworldofmusic. 2018broughtanunlikelypairingasStingissuedajointreggaealbumwithJamaicansingerShaggy.Obliquelytitled44/876afterthetwomusicians'countrycallingcodes,itmarkedSting'sfirst-evercollaborativeduoalbumaswellashisreturntotheU.K.TopTenchart;thealbumalsowentGoldinFrance.ItwontheGrammyforBestReggaeAlbumin2019. Stingreworkedseveralstandardsfromhispaston2019'sMySongs.HesupportedthealbumwitharesidencyinLasVegas'CaesarsPalacein2020.~StephenThomasErlewine,Rovi2,493,957FollowersFacebookInstagramTwitterWikipedia