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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor.He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
The discography of British singer Sting.Born Gordon Sumner in 1951, he was a member of the jazz group Last Exit, who released a cassette album in 1975.With The Police (1977–1986, occasional reunions thereafter), Sting sold over 100 million records and singles.
"Russians" is a song by Sting, from his debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in June 1985, and released as a single in November. The song is a commentary and plea that criticises the then-dominant Cold War foreign policy and doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD) by the United States and the then-existing Soviet Union.
Sting returned to a 1985 song that he hoped would no longer be needed more than 30 years later. ... because I never thought it would be relevant again,” the 70-year-old told fans in a video via ...
Called Sting 3.0, the trio’s tour draws on Sting’s decades of songs as a solo artist and as the frontman of the Police, the wildly popular three-piece he formed in London in 1977 after a stint ...
Sting just made one of the most iconic TV theme songs even more special. The 69-year-old British musician was a special guest category presenter on Thursday's Jeopardy!, and closed out the show ...
Upon its release, "When We Dance" peaked at number 9 in the UK, becoming Sting's only top ten solo single in his home country. [4] It also reached the top ten in Canada (number 10) [5] and Ireland (number 9). [6] The song was less successful in the US, peaking at number 38. [7] The song was promoted with a music video directed by Howard ...
The song, in the key of A major, is played in swing time. According to Sting, the song was written on the piano, and contains a flattened fifth in the song's intro, [a] which he says was banned in the churches due to its dissonant sound: It starts off with a flattened fifth. A flat five is an interesting chord because it was banned by the church.