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Every Breath You Take: The Singles

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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
  3. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:50
  4. "Walking on the Moon" – 5:01
  5. "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" – 4:40
  6. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:06
  7. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:19
  8. "Invisible Sun" – 3:44
  9. "Spirits in the Material World" – 2:58
  10. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13
  11. "King of Pain" – 4:57
  12. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" – 5:14

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) [1]
Platinum
3x Platinum November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19) [1]
5x Platinum January 18, 2002 (2002-01-18) [1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "RIAA Gold and Platinum". Retrieved 2010-10-24.
Preceded by UK number one album
November 8, 1986 – November 21, 1986 		Succeeded by
Hits 5 by Various Artists
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