The 50 Greatest Songs

~ Release by The Police (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Roxanne
4.2 3:13
2 Next to You
4.5 2:51
3 Hole in My Life
3 4:53
4 Peanuts
3.35 4:00
5 Can't Stand Losing You
3.4 3:01
6 Truth Hurts Everybody
2:55
7 Born in the 50's
3.5 3:40
8 Reggatta De Blanc
3:06
9 Message in a Bottle
4.3 4:51
10 It's Alright for You
3 3:14
11 Bring on the Night
5 4:14
12 Deathwish
3 4:13
13 King of Pain
3.8 4:58
14 Tea in the Sahara
4:08
15 I Burn for You
3 4:49
16 Every Breath You Take (live)
4:40
17 Wrapped Around Your Finger (live)
5:25
▼ CD 2
# Title Rating Length
1 Walking on the Moon
3.7 5:02
2 The Bed's Too Big Without You
3 4:24
3 Contact
4 2:38
4 Does Everyone Stare
3:46
5 No Time This Time
3 3:19
6 Visions of the Night
4 3:05
7 Don't Stand So Close to Me
3.8 4:00
8 Driven to Tears
3 3:22
9 When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What Is Still Around
3 3:36
10 Bombs Away
3 3:05
11 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
3.45 4:08
12 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
4.6 4:21
13 Behind My Camel
2 2:52
14 Man in a Suitcase
2:16
15 Synchronicity I
3.75 3:24
16 Fall Out (live)
2:25
17 Landlord (live)
2 2:38
▼ CD 3
# Title Rating Length
1 Every Breath You Take
4.1 4:15
2 Secret Journey
2 3:34
3 Murder by Numbers
2.5 4:35
4 Someone to Talk To
2 3:07
5 Invisible Man
3:44
6 So Lonely
4.5 4:48
7 Demolition Man
3 5:57
8 Spirits in the Material World
3.25 2:59
9 Synchronicity II
3.35 5:00
10 Wrapped Around Your Finger
3.7 5:14
11 Darkness
3 3:13
12 Miss Gradenko
3.5 2:02
13 Rehumanize Yourself
4 3:10
14 O My God
3.5 4:04
15 Can't Stand Losing You (live)
6:34
16 Don't Stand So Close to Me '86
6:25

Credits

CD 1

electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1, 9, 13)
drums:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 13)
guitar:
Andy Summers (tracks 2–5, 7)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 2–5, 7)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (tracks 1, 9, 13)
piano:
Joe Sinclair (track 3)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band) (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–12)
composer:
Stewart Copeland (track 4)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–7, 9, 11, 13–17)
engineer:
Chris Gray (Chicago techno producer) (track 5)
Chris Gray (UK Engineer) (tracks 1–5, 7)
Nigel Gray (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–12)
lyricist:
Stewart Copeland (track 4)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–7, 9, 11, 13–17)
mastering:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer) (tracks 1, 5, 9)
producer:
Hugh Padgham (track 13)
The Police (British rock band) (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–13)
Nigel Gray (tracks 9–12)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 13)
writer:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 8, 10, 12)
Andy Summers (tracks 8, 12)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 8, 10, 12)
phonographic copyright by:
A&M Records (1978 –) (track 1)
A&M Records (1979 –) (track 9)
A&M Records (1983) (track 13)
A&M Records (2016) (track 13)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (track 16)
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) (track 4)
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) (tracks 8, 10, 12)
Virgin Music (publisher only, do not use as a label) (tracks 1–7)
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company) (tracks 8–12)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom (tracks 1–5, 7, 9–12)
mash-ups:
I Can't Stand Along the Watchtower by ToToM (track 5)
remixes:
Can't Stand Losing You (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 5)
King of Pain (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 13)
sampled by:
Adaptation by The Weeknd (track 11)
What Means the World to You by Cam’ron (track 1)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 388) (track 1)
later parody versions:
Every Step to Take (track 16)
King of Suede (track 13)
Message in the Bible (track 9)
later translated parody versions:
Humppaleski 45 (track 16)
Sua vartioin (track 16)
later translated versions:
El mensaje en la botella (track 9)
Estaré prendido en tus dedos (track 17)
Tráeme la noche (track 11)
live recording of:
Every Breath You Take (track 16)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (track 17)
recording of:
Born in the 50's (track 7)
Bring On the Night (track 11)
Can’t Stand Losing You (track 5)
Deathwish (track 12)
Hole in My Life (track 3)
I Burn for You (track 15)
It's Alright for You (track 10)
King of Pain (track 13)
Message in a Bottle (The Police song) (track 9)
Next to You (track 2)
Peanuts (track 4)
Reggatta de Blanc (track 8)
Roxanne (track 1)
Tea in the Sahara (track 14)
Truth Hits Everybody (track 6)
referred to in medleys:
Polkas on 45 (track 16)

CD 2

electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1, 11–12)
bass guitar:
Andy Summers (track 13)
drums:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 1, 11–12)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (tracks 1, 11–12)
piano:
Jean Roussel (track 12)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band) (tracks 1–3, 5)
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham (track 12)
composer:
Andy Summers (track 13)
Stewart Copeland (tracks 3–4, 10, 16)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–2, 5–9, 11–12, 14–15)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham (track 12)
Nigel Gray (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–11, 13)
lyricist:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 3–4, 10, 16)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–2, 5–9, 11–12, 14–15)
mastering:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer) (tracks 1, 11–12)
producer:
The Police (British rock band) (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–13)
Nigel Gray (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–11, 13)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1, 11–12)
phonographic copyright by:
A&M Records (1979 –) (track 1)
A&M Records (1980 –) (track 11)
A&M Records (1981 –) (track 12)
A&M Records (2016) (track 15)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (track 11)
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) (tracks 3–4)
Roxanne Music Overseas, Ltd. (Stewart Copeland/Andy Summers) (tracks 10, 13)
Virgin Music (publisher only, do not use as a label) (tracks 6–9, 11, 14)
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company) (tracks 1–2, 5)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom (tracks 1–3, 5)
Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (tracks 7–11, 13)
remixes:
Don't Stand So Close to Me (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 7)
When the World Is Running Down (You Can't Go Wrong) (original bootleg mix) by Different Gear vs. The Police (track 9)
sampled by:
Pirate Radio (Migs & Jelly's Risky Ride) by Miguel Migs (track 9)
later parody versions:
Laikus pērciet pasterizēto pienu (track 12)
Walking Through Moulescomb (track 1)
later translated versions:
Do Do Da Da (Cantonese) (track 11)
La casa es muy grande sin ti (track 2)
Rolando por la luna (track 1)
Todo lo que él hace (track 12)
live recording of:
Fall Out (track 16)
Landlord (track 17)
recording of:
Behind My Camel (track 13)
Bombs Away (track 10)
Contact (track 3)
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (track 11)
Does Everyone Stare (track 4)
Don’t Stand So Close to Me (track 7)
Driven to Tears (track 8)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song by The Police) (track 12)
Man in a Suitcase (track 14)
No Time This Time (track 5)
Synchronicity I (track 15)
The Bed’s Too Big Without You (track 2)
Visions of the Night (track 6)
Walking on the Moon (track 1)
When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around (track 9)

CD 3

electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
drums:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham (track 8)
composer:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 11–13)
Andy Summers (tracks 3–4)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–2, 6–10, 14–16)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham (track 8)
lyricist:
Stewart Copeland (tracks 11–12)
Andy Summers (track 4)
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1–3, 6–10, 13–16)
mastering:
Dave Collins (US mastering engineer) (track 1)
producer:
Hugh Padgham (tracks 1, 10)
The Police (British rock band) (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10)
phonographic copyright by:
A&M Records (1978 –) (track 6)
A&M Records (1981 –) (track 8)
A&M Records (1983) (tracks 1, 10)
A&M Records (2016) (tracks 1, 3, 9–10, 12, 14)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (track 1)
Virgin Music (publisher only, do not use as a label) (tracks 6, 15–16)
mash-ups:
Stand By Me by ccc (track 1)
Wrapped Detective (Elvis Costello vs. The Police vs. Lionel Richie vs. Peggy Lee vs. Bob Marley vs. The Hollies vs. Led Zeppelin) by Go Home Productions (track 10)
remixes:
Every Breath You Take (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 1)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (5.1 mix) by The Police (track 10)
sampled by:
I’ll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy & the Family feat. Faith Evans & 112 (track 1)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84) (track 1)
later parody versions:
Every Step to Take (track 1)
later translated parody versions:
Humppaleski 45 (track 1)
Sua vartioin (track 1)
later translated versions:
Allanig (track 6)
Alma en el mundo material (track 8)
Estaré prendido en tus dedos (track 10)
Oscuridad (track 11)
live recording of:
Can’t Stand Losing You (track 15)
recording of:
Darkness (track 11)
Demolition Man (track 7)
Don’t Stand So Close to Me (track 16)
Miss Gradenko (track 12)
Murder by Numbers (track 3)
O My God (track 14)
Rehumanize Yourself (track 13)
Secret Journey (track 2)
So Lonely (track 6)
Someone to Talk To (track 4)
Spirits in the Material World (track 8)
Synchronicity II (track 9)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (track 10)
Every Breath You Take (1983) (track 1)
referred to in medleys:
Polkas on 45 (track 1)