Secret Journey

For the 1939 film, see Secret Journey (film).

"Secret Journey"
Single by The Police
from the album Ghost In the Machine
B-side	"Darkness"
Released	May 1982 (US Only)
Format	vinyl record (7")
Recorded	1981
Genre	New Wave
Length	3:34
Label	A&M Records
Writer(s)	Sting
Producer	Hugh Padgham, Sting, Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland
The Police singles chronology
"Spirits in the Material World" (1982) "Secret Journey" (1983) "Every Breath You Take" (1983)

"Secret Journey" is a song released as a single by The Police on May 1982 only in the United States, as an alternative to the single "Invisible Sun" which was only released in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sting said the following about the song:

"It's a quasi-mystical song. You have to do something, go somewhere, to get outside yourself. I read the book "Meetings with Remarkable Men" which says you have to make a journey. It doesn't have to be a real journey, it can be a mental journey."

—Sting, 'Ghost In The Machine' Press Release, October 1981

The Song charted at #29 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and at #46 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart.

The song was performed live only in America for ten days on the Ghost In The Machine Tour.

Personnel

• Sting – bass, lead and backing vocals
• Andy Summers – guitars, Roland synthesizer
• Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion