Every Breath You Take: The Singles

Every Breath You Take: The Singles
Greatest hits album by The Police
Released	October 1986
Recorded	1978-1986
Genre	New Wave, pop-rock, reggae
Length	59:13 (1995 release)
Label	A&M
The Police chronology
Synchronicity (1983) Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1986) Greatest Hits (1992)
Alternative cover
Every Breath You Take: The Classics (1995)
Singles from Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" Released: October 1986

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	A−

Every Breath You Take: The Singles is the debut compilation album by The Police, released in 1986. In 1990, the album was repackaged in New Zealand, Australia and Spain as Their Greatest Hits with a different cover.

Track listing

All songs written by Sting.

1. "Roxanne" – 3:11
2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:47
   • Tracks 1-2 originally released on the album Outlandos d'Amour.
3. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:50
4. "Walking on the Moon" – 5:01
   • Tracks 3-4 originally released on the album Reggatta de Blanc.
5. "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" – 4:40
   • Updated version of the song originally on the album Zenyattà Mondatta.
6. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:06
   • Originally released on the album Zenyattà Mondatta.
7. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:19
8. "Invisible Sun" – 3:44
9. "Spirits in the Material World" – 2:58
   • Tracks 7-9 originally released on the album Ghost in the Machine.
10. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13
11. "King of Pain" – 4:57
12. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" – 5:14
    • Tracks 10-12 originally released on the album Synchronicity.

Personnel

• Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, saxophone on "Spirits in the Material World"
• Andy Summers – electric guitar, keyboards
• Stewart Copeland – drums, miscellaneous percussion, keyboards, drum programming on "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"
• Jean Roussel - piano on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

Every Breath You Take: The Classics

In 1995, A&M released Every Breath You Take: The Classics to replace the original album. It features a slightly different track listing: the original version of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" replaces the 1986 recording at track 5; the '86 version appears at track 13. A 'New Classic Rock Mix' of "Message in a Bottle" is included as track 14. The Digital Theater System (2000) and hybrid Super Audio CD (2003) versions of the album include a previously unreleased version of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da".

In the DTS version, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" features a different intro. Also, Every Breath You Take: The Singles featured a shortened version of "Can't Stand Losing You" which featured an early fade out which ends the song before the final chorus concludes. Every Breath You Take: The Classics replaces this with the full length version.

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13)
	Platinum
	3x Platinum	November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19)
	5x Platinum	January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18)

Notes

Preceded by Graceland by Paul Simon

UK number one album November 8, 1986 – November 21, 1986

Succeeded by Hits 5 by Various Artists