Top Ten Songs by Sting
Sting had many jobs throughout his life, including being a teacher at St. Paul’s First School. But he always aspired to be a musician. Sting joined the Police in 1977, and he, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers enjoyed great commercial success, scoring several top 10 hits before unofficially disbanding in 1984. (The band has reunited several times since then.)
In 1985, Sting released his first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The album, which featured several talented jazz musicians, was a major commercial and critical success for Sting. The film Bring on the Night documents the formation of that project, giving fans a chance to see Sting at work.
Since then, Sting has released several more successful albums, including âÂ?¦Nothing Like the Sun (1987), Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993), and Brand New Day (1999). Sting has also given acting a try. He has appeared in the movies Dune (1984) and The Bride (1985), as well as in TV shows like The Simpsons and Ally McBeal.
Here is a list of Sting’s top ten songs, both as a solo artist, and as lead singer and composer for The Police.
1. Every Breath You Take
Released: 1983
Album: Synchronicity by The Police
Chart Success: #1 on the US and UK charts
2. All For Love (a collaberation with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart)
Released: 1994
Album: The Three Musketeers soundtrack
Chart Success: #1 on the US and UK charts
3. Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Released: 1981
Album: Ghost in the Machine by the Police
Chart Success: #3 on the US charts, #1 in the UK
4. King of Pain
Released: 1983
Album: Synchronicity by the Police
Chart Success: #3 on the US charts
5. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Released: 1985
Album: The Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting
Chart Success: #3 on the US charts
6. All This Time
Released: 1991
Album: The Soul Cages by Sting
Chart Success: #5 on the US charts
7. We’ll Be Together
Released: 1987
Album: �Nothing Like the Sun by Sting
Chart Success: #7 on the US charts
8. Wrapped Around Your Finger
Released: 1984
Album: Synchronicity by the Police
Chart Success: #8 on the US charts, #7 in the UK
9. Fortress Around Your Heart
Released: 1985
Album: Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting
Chart Success: #8 on the US charts
10. Don’t Stand So Close To Me
Released: 1980
Album: Zenyatta Mondatta by the Police
Chart Success: #10 on the US charts, #1 in the UK
Song Trivia
* “Every Breath You Take” was the biggest hit of 1983, remaining at #1 on the US chart for eight weeks.
* “Every Breath You Take” became a popular wedding song, despite the fact that it’s about a stalker telling his victim he’ll always be there, watching her.
* Sting wrote “King of Pain” soon after separating from his first wife.
* The song “Fortress Around Your Heart” was inspired by the pain Sting felt after his divorce from his first wife.
* Sting wrote the song “All This Time” soon after his father’s death.
* “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” is about a teacher who has lustful feelings for one of his students. Sting, who wrote the song and was a teacher before he found musical success, denies that the song is based on personal experience. Instead, the song was inspired by Lolita, a classic novel in which an older man pursues a young girl.
