THE POLICE--SYNCHRONICITY
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Began December 1982 Release Date: June 17, 1983 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #1 Swiss Chart: #15 US Billboard Pop Chart: #25 Stayed on Billboard Pop Album Chart for over one year. |
| COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORDING BY COUNTRY |
Argentina Argentina Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Brazil Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Canada France Germany Germany Germany Italy Italy Japan Japan |
20383 27329 393 735 AML 53102 RML 53102 6069493657 6069493656 6069493702 170.077 393 735 AMLX 63735 CDA 63735 CDMID 186 CXM 63735 6069493656 SP 3735 393 735 985839 393 735 CDMID 186 393 735 AMLX 63735 AMC 28054 AMP 28075 |
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Mexico Netherlands Netherlands New Zealand Philippines Portugal Spain US US US US Yugoslavia |
D25Y 3282 S32Y 3026 D33Y 3405 POCM 1831 POCM 2078 UICY 3744 UICY 6579 UICY 90034 UICY 93193 UICY 7031 UICY 9029 AMLS 48066 AMLS 48466 AMLK 63735 AMLX 63735 L 38054 SP 3735 AMLX 63735 SP 3735 75021 3735 6069493599 6069493606 2420139 |
| TITLE | SONGWRITER | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACK INFORMATION |
1. Synchronicity I 2. Walking in Your Footsteps 3. O My God 4. Mother 5. Miss Gradenko 6. Synchronicity II 7. Every Breath You Take 8. King of Pain 9. Wrapped Around Your Finger 10. Tea in the Sahara 11. Murder by Numbers |
Sting Sting Sting Summers Copeland Sting Sting Sting Sting Sting Sting, Summers |
3:23 3:35 4:00 3:03 2:00 5:04 4:13 4:59 5:12 4:11 4:31 |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: May 1983 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
Austrian Chart: #8 British Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #1 Netherlands Chart: #6 Swiss Chart: #6 US Billboard Pop Chart: #1 #1 in US for eight weeks. |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Britain Britain Canada Canada France Germany |
393 902 393 902 EVERC 1 AM 2542 AM 8640 SDC 11021 983415 |
Germany Italy Japan Japan US US Yugoslavia |
856 318 JC 15095 D25Y 3283 D32Y 3117 31458 2618 SP 17230 | |
| Murder By Numbers | Argentina Australia Brazil Britain Britain Canada France Germany |
DEP 288 K 9104 47063 AM 117 AMX 117 AM 117 AMS 9287 AMS 9287 |
Italy Italy Japan Netherlands Peru Spain US |
AMS 9267 AMS 9287 AMP 763 AMS 9287 CSR 1255 AMS 9287 2542 |
| Roxanne | Japan | AMP 782 | |
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| Wrapped Around Your Finger | US | AM 8640 | |
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| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: October 1983 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #17 Canada Chart: #35 US Billboard Pop Chart: #16 |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | AM 42072 | |
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| King of Pain | US | AM 8649 | |
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| Once Upon a Daydream | Britain Britain |
AM 153 AMX 153 |
Spain US |
AMS 9748 2571 |
| The Truth Hits Everybody | Britain | AMS 9747 | Netherlands | AMS 9747 |
| Wrapped Around Your Finger | Argentina | DEP 315 | Brazil | 47076 |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: December 1983 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #7 Canada Chart: #27 Netherlands Chart: #17 Norway Chart: #9 US Billboard Pop Chart: #8 |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | AMS 9701 | Italy | JC 15018 | |
| Murder By Numbers | US | SP 17264 | |
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| Once Upon a Daydream | US | 2573 | |
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| Someone to Love | Britain | AM 117 | Britain | AMP 127 |
| Someone to Talk To | Australia France Germany |
K 9189 AMS 9299 AMS 9299 |
Italy Netherlands Spain |
AMS 9299 AMS 9299 AMS 9299 |
| Someone to Talk To/I Burn for You | Britain | AMX 127 | Netherlands | AMS 12.9701 |
| Tea in the Sahara | Canada | AM 2614 | US | 2614 |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #12 US Billboard Pop Chart: #11 |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Someone to Talk To | Japan | AMP 784 | |
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SUPPORT FOR ALBUMS AND SINGLES
| AWARDS | Britain (BRIT Awards)--Best British Group Britain (BRIT Awards)--Outstanding Contribution Britain (Ivor Novello Awards)--Best Pop Song--Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Britain (Ivor Novello Awards)--Best Song Musically and Lyrically--Every Breath You Take Britain (Ivor Novello Awards)--Most Performed Work--Every Breath You Take US (American Video Awards)--Best Group Video--Every Breath You Take US (MTV Music Video Awards)--Best Cinematography--Every Breath You Take US (Grammy Award)--Song of the Year--Every Breath You Take US (Grammy Award)--Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal--Every Breath You Take US (Gramme Award)--Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group--Synchronicity US--Gold Record--Every Breath You Take US--Gold Record--Synchronicity US--Platinum Record--Synchronicity US--Platinum Record--Synchronicty (4M) US--Platinum Record--Synchronicity (8M) US--Billboard's Year in Music Survey--Top Single--Every Breath You Take US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts AC (#6)--Every Breath You Take US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts CHR/Pop (#10)--Every Breath You Take US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts AOR/Hot Tracks (#4)--Every Breath You Take US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts AOR/Hot Tracks (#1)--King of Pain US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts AOR Albums (#2)--Synchronicity US--Radio & Records All-Time Charts AOR/Hot Tracks (#9)--Synchronicity II |
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| PROMO VIDEO |
Every Breath You Take Synchronicity I Synchronicity II Wrapped Around Your Finger |
| RADIO | Royalty of Rock Casey's Top 40 (2 appearances) BBC Rock Hour London Wavelength (2 appearances) Rock Over London (5 appearances) American Top 40 (9 appearances) Guest DJ! Off the Record (2 appearances) Countdown America (3 appearances) Startrak Profile Dr. Demento Show NBC Source |
| TOUR | From March 1983 through April 1984 The Police performed 106 concerts. From Jne through September they toured North America. September and October found them in Europe, October through December they were back in the US. From December until February they played Europe and finished February and March in the US. March 4, 1984 was the last concert they gave as an active recording group. |
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Sources:
1. Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955 - 1996. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 1996.
2. Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 2000.
3. Strong, Martin C. The Great Rock Discography 5th Edition. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mojo Books, 2000.
4. Rees, Dafydd & Luke Crampton. VH1 Music First Rock Stars Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1999.
5. A&M Records press releases
6. Message in a Box: the Complete Recordings, 1993 A&M Records, Ltd.
7. Lwin, Nanda. Top Albums the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.
8. Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.
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