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"Roxanne" is a song by British rock band the Police. The song was written by lead singer and bassist Sting and was released as a single on 7 April 1978, [ 6 ] in advance of their debut album Outlandos d'Amour , released on 3 November. [ 7 ]
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "Be My Girl – Sally" Sting Andy Summers: Outlandos d'Amour: 1978 [1] " The Bed's Too Big Without You" Sting Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] "Behind My Camel" Andy Summers Zenyatta Mondatta: 1980 [3] "Bombs Away" Stewart Copeland: Zenyatta ...
"Roxanne" was written by Sting after visiting a red-light district near the band's hotel in Paris. The Police had been staying there in October 1977 to perform at the nearby Nashville Club. [13] The song's title comes from the name of the character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, an old poster of which was hanging in the hotel foyer. [14]
In February 1979, "Roxanne" was issued as a single in North America, where it was played on radio despite the subject matter. The song peaked at No. 31 in Canada and No. 32 in the US, spurring a UK re-release of it in April. The band performed "Roxanne" on BBC1's Top of the Pops, and the re-issue of the song peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles ...
At the 2007 Grammy Awards, Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting performed the song "Roxanne" together again as the Police. This marked the band's first public performance since 1986 (they had previously reunited only for an improvised set at Sting's wedding party in 1992 and for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003).
The song used lyrics from the Police's 1979 hit "Roxanne" with a dark electronic feeling. Sting made an appearance in the music video, the song being part of the new album from Swedish House Mafia titled Paradise Again . [ 128 ]
Marchand wrote in his report that Townsend police had, earlier in the day Dec. 3, taken a report from Roxanne Doucette and her daughter regarding an alleged scam.
"Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by British rock band the Police, released from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour, both in 1978. The song also was released as the follow-up single to "Roxanne", reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on a re-release in 1979. It was written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting as a song about suicide.