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Don't Stand So Close to Me. " Don't Stand So Close to Me " is a hit song by the British rock band the Police, released in September 1980 as the lead single from their third studio album Zenyatta Mondatta. It concerns a teacher who has a sexual relationship with a student, which in turn is discovered.
He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that was a song they owned, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'. They said that they wanted a ...
In the US version of the single, "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" was paired with "Friends", a composition by Andy Summers. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was released as the follow-up single to "Don't Stand So Close to Me" in Britain, and was released as the debut single from Zenyatta Mondatta in America. Upon its release, the single became a top ten hit ...
The album produced two singles, "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". On the UK Singles Chart, the former became the band's third number one, while the latter reached number five. [13] The two singles also became the band's first top ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, with both peaking at number ten on the chart. [16] [17]
"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" was released in October 1986 as the final single from The Police. "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" was also recorded but the band was unsatisfied with the result, and as such it was shelved, only to be subsequently included on the DTS-CD release of the Every Breath You Take: The Classics album in 1995.
Under the Sun is the second album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls and was originally released in December 1987 by Mushroom Records. [4][5] In the North American and European markets, it was released by A&M Records in 1988 with the band credited as Paul Kelly & The Messengers, with a different track order and listing. [5]
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" 1 3 8 2 23 1 3 3 2 10 UK: Gold [15] Zenyatta Mondatta "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" 5 6 13 5 15 2 17 10 8 10 CAN: Gold [17] 1981
B-side of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" 1980 [11] "Hole in My Life" Sting Outlandos d'Amour: 1978 [1] "How Stupid Mr. Bates" Andy Summers Sting Stewart Copeland Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "Hungry for You (J'aurais toujours faim de toi)" Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "I Burn for You" Sting Brimstone and Treacle: 1982 "Invisible Sun" † Sting