Every Breath You Take
~ Recording by The Police
Annotation
differences among the ISRCs:
GB-AAM-83-00001, 1983 original version,
GB-AAM-02-01110, 2003 remastered;
GB-UM7-23-01475, 2023 remastered.
FLAC CD rip of Dedicated to Pleasure generates fingerprint https://acoustid.org/track/36899224-a884-4cfc-8dd2-b8f8675105fa
Annotation last modified on 2024-11-12 12:07 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | The Police | Single |
| A&M Records | AM 117 |
| 1.1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | The Police | Single |
| A&M Records | AM 117 / AM*01 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 38XB-2 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLX 63735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album | A&M Records | 393 735-2 | |
| 1.2 | Every Breath You Take | ?:?? | The Police | Danser toujours | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | KF 208 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | RML 53102 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CDA 63735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLX 63735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records, Inc. | AMP-28075 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity (made in West Germany) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Synchronicity (made in Japan) | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | D32Y3026 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | D134070 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 735-1 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | SP-3735 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 38XB-2 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVECD 1 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVERY1 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 3902/DIDY 824 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 397 062-2 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | 393 902-2 | |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 393 902-1 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | EVERC 1 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity (Ultradisc) | The Police | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 511 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 511 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CD 3902, D 173924, DX 824 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Singles | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 397 095-2 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Great Romantic Hits of the 70s and 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 151-156 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Polystar (Germany) | 397 095-2 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Ltd. | 397 096-2 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Their Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | STARCD 5773 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:10 | The Police | Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Group Canada Inc. | |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Wings of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 845 506-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits (BIEM/MCPS, “Made in France by PMDC”) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2, 5400302 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540030-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 030-2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | STARCD6006 |
| 1.5 | Every Breath You Take | 4:11 | The Police | Het beste uit de top 100 allertijden | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 17-471 613-10, 471 613 2 |
| 1.12 | Every Breath You Take | 4:11 | The Police | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Box Music (UK label), PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | 7243 8 27059 2 5, CDNOW 1983 |
| 4.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 151-2, 540 152-2, 540 153-2, 540 154-2 |
| 4.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 150-2 |
| 4.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 91454 0150 2 |
| 4.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0150 2 |
| 4.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0150 2 |
| 1.3 | Every Breath You Take | 4:17 | The Police | Labelled With Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 266-2 |
| 1.8 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | 100% Pure Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2737 |
| 1.6 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Kevin Savage's Music Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDPM (WM) 51 |
| 2.11 | Every Breath You Take | ?:?? | The Police | The Greatest No.1s of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pure Music (UK label) | PMMC7003 |
| 2.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:12 | The Police | The Greatest No.1s of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pure Music (UK label) | PMCD7003 |
| 1.15 | Every Breath You Take | 4:16 | The Police | The No. 1 Hits 1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | |
| 1.12 | Every Breath You Take | 4:10 | The Police | The Ultimate Eighties: The Album of the Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 516 982-2 |
| 1.12 | Every Breath You Take | 4:10 | The Police | The Ultimate Eighties: The Album of the Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 516 982-4 |
| 1.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Into the Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADMC09 |
| 1.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Into the Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD09 |
| 1.18 | Every Breath You Take | 4:17 | The Police | Dedicated to Pleasure | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7423 8 32511 2 4, CDEMTV 91 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics (BMG club release) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 31454 0380 2, D 103515 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0380 2 |
| 1.18 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | 38 Songs of Pure Attraction | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | SONYTV1 CD |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Every Breath You Take: The Classics (club edition) | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 0380 |
| 1.6 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Il disco del mese: Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | DdM-10 |
| 1.3 | Every Breath You Take | 4:17 | The Police | Labelled with Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 551 834-2 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Radio City Classic Hits: The 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 525900-2 |
| 1.1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:09 | The Police | Shine On: The 80’s, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Helicon Records (Israeli label) | 535006-2 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 75021 3735 2 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:12 | The Police | Best of Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 553 000-2 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 380-2 |
| 1.10 | Every Breath You Take | 4:12 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 380-2 |
| 1.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:09 | The Police | With Love: A Collection of Timeless Romantic Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| St Michael | CMD001 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | POCM-2078 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | 540 428 2 | |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | POCM-1552 |
| 1.7 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | Synchronicity | The Police | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 735-2 |
| 4.1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:14 | The Police | The Ultimate Rock Collection: Gold and Platinum | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 8458-2, OPCD-2749A |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting & The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 834 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police (beige text background, made in France by PMDC) | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 428 2, 540 428-2, PY 900 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police (club edition) | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 31454 0834 2, D121344 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting & The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | SSTARCD 6358 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of… Sting & The Police | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 540 428 2 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of… Sting & The Police | Sting & The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0834 2 |
| 1.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Greatest Hits | The Police | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting / The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 540 428 2, 540 428-2 |
| 1.11 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Gold & Platinum - Hits of the '80s Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Realm Records (US compilation label from Indiana) | 1CE-7679 |
| 8.13 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Greatest Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 249932 |
| 2.3 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Music of the Millennium 2001 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | TOCP-65905 |
| 2.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 811 469 2 7 |
| 2.3 | Every Breath You Take | 4:12 | The Police | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media) | 7243 5 36530 2 6 |
| 2.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 7243 811 466 2 0 |
| 2.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:12 | The Police | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | DARCD3038 |
| 2.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | Music of the Millennium II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of… Sting & The Police | Sting & The Police | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 493 252-2 |
| 1.4 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | The Police | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | Sting & The Police | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records, A&M Records | 069 493 252-2, 493 252-2 |
| 4.8 | Every Breath You Take | 4:15 | The Police | Greatest Hits of the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Every Breath You Take | 4:17 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | The Police | Single |
| A&M Records | SP-17230 |
| 1.1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:17 | The Police | Every Breath You Take | The Police | Single |
| A&M Records | SP-17230 |
| 1.9 | Every Breath You Take | 4:16 | Police | Pop/Rock: Music That Changed Our Lives™ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | SACD-1331 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Hugh Padgham |
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| producer: | Hugh Padgham The Police (British rock band) |
| drums (drum set): | Stewart Copeland |
| electric bass guitar: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| electric guitar: | Andy Summers |
| vocals: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003) A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016) A&M Records Limited (in 1983) Polydor Records (record company, please use “Polydor” for release label.) (in 1983) A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997) |
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| recorded at: | AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada |
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| has remixes: | Every Breath You Take (5.1 mix) |
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| sampled by: | eVerY BreAtH You TAKe 83-11 (SXID SX210SYEJ5) by Top Jimmy Page I’ll Be Missing You (explicit) by Puff Daddy & the Family feat. Faith Evans & 112 I’ll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) & Faith Evans feat. 112 |
| mash-ups: | Between Breath (The Police vs. Imogen Heap) by Fissunix Every Breath After the Storm (The Police vs. The Common Linnets) by DJ Schmolli Every Breath You Catch (The Police vs. Kelly Clarkson) by YITT (mashup artist) Every Car You Chase by Party Ben Everything Human You Take (Muse vs The Police) by ToToM Stand By Me by ccc Stay the Night With the Police (The Police vs. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams) by DJ Schmolli |
| music videos: | Every Breath You Take |
| part of: | Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35) (order: 36) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 46) (order: 46) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84) (order: 85) Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 287) (order: 287) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305) (order: 306) |
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| recording of: | Every Breath You Take (in 1983) |
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Related works
Every Breath You Take
| lyricist and composer: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
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| publisher: | EMI Blackwood Music Inc. EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) GM Sumner Magnetic Publishing Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | A Horse With No Name / Every Breath You Take (medley) Every Breath You Take + 500 Miles Mashup Polkas on 45 (order: 12) |
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| later parody versions: | Every Step to Take |
| later translated parody versions: | Humppaleski 45 Sua vartioin |
| is the basis for: | Every Bomb You Make Every Breath I’ll Be Missing You Stinken uit de bak |
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