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From the Single
I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)
From the Album
1. Rushing Water
2. If Its Love
3. The Book of Numbers
4. Loving You
5. Harmony Road
6. For Her Love
7. The Hills on the Border
8. Captain Bateman
9. The Bells of St. Thomas
10. The Bridge
From the Album
1. Brand New Day
2. Desert Rose
3. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
4. Every Breath You Take
5. Demolition Man
6. Cant Stand Losing You
7. Fields Of Gold
8. So Lonely
9. Shape Of My Heart
10. Message In A Bottle
11. Fragile
12. Walking On The Moon
13. Englishman In New York
14. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
15. Roxanne
From the Album
1. I Cant Stop Thinking About You
2. 50000
3. Down Down Down
4. One Fine Day
5. Pretty Young Soldier
6. Petrol Head
7. Heading South On The Great North Road
8. If You Cant Love Me
9. Inshallah
10. The Empty Chair
From the Album
1. The Last Ship
2. Dead Mans Boots
3. And Yet
4. August Winds
5. Language Of Birds
6. Practical Arrangement
7. The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance
8. Ballad Of The Great Eastern
9. What Have We Got?
10. I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else
11. So To Speak
12. The Last Ship (Reprise)
From the Album 1. Next To You 2. Englishman In New York 3. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4. I Hung My Head 5. You Will Be My Ain True Love 6. Roxanne 7. When We Dance 8. The End of the Game 9. I Burn For You 10. We Work The Black Seam 11. Shes Too Good For Me 12. The Pirates Bride
From the Album 1. Gabriels Message 2. Soul Cake 3. There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue 4. The Snow It Melts The Soonest 5. Christmas At Sea 6. Lo How A Rose Eer Blooming 7. Cold Song 8. The Burning Babe 9. Now Winter Comes Slowly 10. The Hounds Of Winter 11. Balulalow 12. The Cherry-Tree Carol 13. Lullaby For An Anxious Child 14. The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 15. You Only Cross My Mind In Winter
From the Album 1. Walsingham 2. Can She Excuse My Wrongs? 3. Ryght Honorable... 4. Flow, My Tears (Lachrimae) 6. ...Then in Time Passing On... 7. The Battle Galliard 9. ... And Accordinge as I Desired Ther Cam a Letter... 10. Fine Knacks For Ladies 11. ...From Thence I Went to Landgrave of Hessen... 13. Come Heavy Sleep 14. Forlorn Hope Fancy 15. ...And From Thence I Had Great Desire To See Italy... 17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me 18. ...After My Departures I Caled to Mynde... 19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains 20. My Lord Willoughbys Welcome Home 21. Clear Or Cloudy 22. ...Men Say That the Kinge of Spain... 24. Flow My Tears [live at St Luke Old Street - bonus track on 2013 25. The Lowest Trees Have Tops 26. Fantasy 27. Come Again 28. Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow 29. In Darkness Let Me Dwell 30. Hellhound on My Trail 31. Fields Of Gold 32. Message In A Bottle
From the Album
1. Inside
2. Send Your Love
3. Whenever I Say Your Name
4. Dead Mans Rope
5. Never Coming Home
6. Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)
7. Forget About The Future
8. This War
9. The Book Of My Life
10. Sacred Love
From the Album
1. A Thousand Years
2. Desert Rose
3. Big Lie Small World
4. After The Rain Has Fallen
5. Perfect Love...Gone Wrong
6. Tomorrow Well See
7. Prelude to the End of the Game
8. Fill Her Up
9. Ghost Story
10. Brand New Day
From the Album 1. The Hounds Of Winter 2. I Hung My Head 3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot 4. I Was Brought To My Senses 5. You Still Touch Me 6. Im So Happy I Cant Stop Crying 7. All Four Seasons 8. Twenty Five to Midnight 9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets 10. Valparaiso 11. Lithium Sunset
From the Single Fields Of Gold
From the Album 1. Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You) 2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) 3. Fields Of Gold 4. Heavy Cloud No Rain 5. Shes Too Good For Me 6. Seven Days 7. Saint Augustine In Hell 8. Its Probably Me 9. Everybody Laughed But You 10. Shape Of My Heart 11. Something The Boy Said 12. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)
From the Album 1. Island Of Souls 2. All This Time 3. Mad About You 4. Jeremiah Blues (Part 1) 5. Why Should I Cry For You 6. Saint Agnes and the Burning Train 7. The Wild Wild Sea 8. The Soul Cages 9. When The Angels Fall
From the Album 1. The Lazarus Heart 2. Be Still My Beating Heart 3. Englishman In New York 4. History Will Teach Us Nothing 5. They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) 6. Fragile 7. Well Be Together 8. Straight To My Heart 9. Rock Steady 10. Sister Moon 11. Little Wing 12. The Secret Marriage
From the Album 1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 2. Love Is The Seventh Wave 3. Russians 4. Childrens Crusade 5. Shadows In The Rain 6. We Work The Black Seam 7. Consider Me Gone 8. The Dream of the Blue Turtles 9. Moon Over Bourbon Street 10. Fortress Around Your Heart
Other Songs 16 Fathoms 22nd Street 44/876 A Cradle Song ...After My Departures I Caled To Mynde Our Conference... Ain't No Sunshine ...And According As I Desired Ther Cam A Letter... Angel Eyes Another Day Another Pyramid Babygirl Beds Too Big Without You Bethlehem Down Blake's Cradle Song [Bonus Track] Bring On The Night Bring on the Night/When the World Captain Batemans Basement Cherry Tree Carol Come Down in Time Comes a Time Cool Breeze Coventry Carol Crazy Crooked Tree Day in the Life [Live] De Do Do Do De Da Da Da De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Deep In The Meadow Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby) Dienda Don't Make Me Wait [Dave Audé Rhythmic Radio Remix] Dont Stand So Close To Me Down So Long Dreaming in the U.S.A. Driven To Tears Ellas Danzan Solas Ellas Danzan Solas (Cueca Solas) End Of The Game Englishman / African in New York Epilouge Flow My Tears Fragil Fragilidad ...From Thenc I Went To Landgrave Of Hessen... Girl from the North Country Gotta Get Back My Baby Hadaway Hurdy Gurdy Man I Been Down So Long I Can't Stop Thinking About You (LA Version) I Need You Like This Hole in My Head I Saw Three Ships I Wrote Your Name (Upon Your Heart) If You Can't Find Love If You Love Somebody I'll Follow My Secret Heart Insensatez Inshallah (Berlin Sessions Version) It Ain't Necessarily So It's a Lonesome Old Town [From Leaving Las Vegas] It's Not the Same Moon Its Probally Me January Stars Jeremiah Blues Jeremiah Blues, Pt. 2 Just One Lifetime King Of Pain Koenigsegg (feat. Crackddy & Wolfbby) Lazarus Heart Let's Forget About the Future Like a Beautiful Smile Little Something Love Changes Everything Love Is Stronger Than Love Is Stronger Than Justice Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) [Live] Love Sneakin' Up on You Low Life Lullaby to an Anxious Child Mariposa Libre ...Men Say That The Kinge Of Spain Is Making Gret Preparation... Mighty [From the Mighty] Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) Money for Nothing Moonlight Morning Is Coming Murder By Numbers My Funny Friend And Me My Funny Valentine My Funny Valentine [From Ashura] My One And Only Love Narration Navidad Need Your Love So Bad Next To You (Live At Rockwood Music Hall) Nice Work If You Can Get It Night Shift Nothing 'Bout Me Nothing 'Bout Me (Epilogue) On The Island One Day She'll Love Me [From the Emperor's New Groove] One World One World - Love Is The Seventh Wave Only You Peggys Song People Get Ready Perfect Love Gone Wrong Reste Right Honorable: As I Have Bin Most Bound Unto Your Honor... Sad Trombone Saint Agnes and Burning Train Seventh Son She'stoo Good for Me Shipyard Show Some Respect Si Estamos Juntos Silent Night (Christmas Is Coming) Sisters of Mercy (Sittin on) The Dock of the Bay Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint Someone To Watch Over Me Spirits In The Material World Sting Stolen Car Strange Fruit Sucction Synchronicity II Take Me to the Sunshine [Brand New Track] Tea In The Sahara The Dream of the Blue Turtles/Demolition Man The Most High And Mighty Christianus The Fourth King Of Denmark His Galliard ...Then In Time Passing On Mr. Johnson Died... There Comes a Time They Dance Alone They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) This Cowboy Song This Was Never Meant to Be To Love And Be Loved Tutti Frutti Until Waiting For The Break Of Day Waters of Tyne Weep You No More Sad Fountain What Could Have Been What Say You Meg? When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around Wild Wild Sea Windmills of Your Mind Wrapped Around Your Finger You Don't Know What Love Is You Were Meant for Me
From the Album
From the Album
From the Album
From the Album
From the Album 1. Next To You 2. Englishman In New York 3. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4. I Hung My Head 5. You Will Be My Ain True Love 6. Roxanne 7. When We Dance 8. The End of the Game 9. I Burn For You 10. We Work The Black Seam 11. Shes Too Good For Me 12. The Pirates Bride
From the Album 1. Gabriels Message 2. Soul Cake 3. There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue 4. The Snow It Melts The Soonest 5. Christmas At Sea 6. Lo How A Rose Eer Blooming 7. Cold Song 8. The Burning Babe 9. Now Winter Comes Slowly 10. The Hounds Of Winter 11. Balulalow 12. The Cherry-Tree Carol 13. Lullaby For An Anxious Child 14. The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 15. You Only Cross My Mind In Winter
From the Album 1. Walsingham 2. Can She Excuse My Wrongs? 3. Ryght Honorable... 4. Flow, My Tears (Lachrimae) 6. ...Then in Time Passing On... 7. The Battle Galliard 9. ... And Accordinge as I Desired Ther Cam a Letter... 10. Fine Knacks For Ladies 11. ...From Thence I Went to Landgrave of Hessen... 13. Come Heavy Sleep 14. Forlorn Hope Fancy 15. ...And From Thence I Had Great Desire To See Italy... 17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me 18. ...After My Departures I Caled to Mynde... 19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains 20. My Lord Willoughbys Welcome Home 21. Clear Or Cloudy 22. ...Men Say That the Kinge of Spain... 24. Flow My Tears [live at St Luke Old Street - bonus track on 2013 25. The Lowest Trees Have Tops 26. Fantasy 27. Come Again 28. Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow 29. In Darkness Let Me Dwell 30. Hellhound on My Trail 31. Fields Of Gold 32. Message In A Bottle
From the Album
From the Album
From the Album 1. The Hounds Of Winter 2. I Hung My Head 3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot 4. I Was Brought To My Senses 5. You Still Touch Me 6. Im So Happy I Cant Stop Crying 7. All Four Seasons 8. Twenty Five to Midnight 9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets 10. Valparaiso 11. Lithium Sunset
From the Single Fields Of Gold
From the Album 1. Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You) 2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) 3. Fields Of Gold 4. Heavy Cloud No Rain 5. Shes Too Good For Me 6. Seven Days 7. Saint Augustine In Hell 8. Its Probably Me 9. Everybody Laughed But You 10. Shape Of My Heart 11. Something The Boy Said 12. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)
From the Album 1. Island Of Souls 2. All This Time 3. Mad About You 4. Jeremiah Blues (Part 1) 5. Why Should I Cry For You 6. Saint Agnes and the Burning Train 7. The Wild Wild Sea 8. The Soul Cages 9. When The Angels Fall
From the Album 1. The Lazarus Heart 2. Be Still My Beating Heart 3. Englishman In New York 4. History Will Teach Us Nothing 5. They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) 6. Fragile 7. Well Be Together 8. Straight To My Heart 9. Rock Steady 10. Sister Moon 11. Little Wing 12. The Secret Marriage
From the Album 1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 2. Love Is The Seventh Wave 3. Russians 4. Childrens Crusade 5. Shadows In The Rain 6. We Work The Black Seam 7. Consider Me Gone 8. The Dream of the Blue Turtles 9. Moon Over Bourbon Street 10. Fortress Around Your Heart
Other Songs 16 Fathoms 22nd Street 44/876 A Cradle Song ...After My Departures I Caled To Mynde Our Conference... Ain't No Sunshine ...And According As I Desired Ther Cam A Letter... Angel Eyes Another Day Another Pyramid Babygirl Beds Too Big Without You Bethlehem Down Blake's Cradle Song [Bonus Track] Bring On The Night Bring on the Night/When the World Captain Batemans Basement Cherry Tree Carol Come Down in Time Comes a Time Cool Breeze Coventry Carol Crazy Crooked Tree Day in the Life [Live] De Do Do Do De Da Da Da De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Deep In The Meadow Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby) Dienda Don't Make Me Wait [Dave Audé Rhythmic Radio Remix] Dont Stand So Close To Me Down So Long Dreaming in the U.S.A. Driven To Tears Ellas Danzan Solas Ellas Danzan Solas (Cueca Solas) End Of The Game Englishman / African in New York Epilouge Flow My Tears Fragil Fragilidad ...From Thenc I Went To Landgrave Of Hessen... Girl from the North Country Gotta Get Back My Baby Hadaway Hurdy Gurdy Man I Been Down So Long I Can't Stop Thinking About You (LA Version) I Need You Like This Hole in My Head I Saw Three Ships I Wrote Your Name (Upon Your Heart) If You Can't Find Love If You Love Somebody I'll Follow My Secret Heart Insensatez Inshallah (Berlin Sessions Version) It Ain't Necessarily So It's a Lonesome Old Town [From Leaving Las Vegas] It's Not the Same Moon Its Probally Me January Stars Jeremiah Blues Jeremiah Blues, Pt. 2 Just One Lifetime King Of Pain Koenigsegg (feat. Crackddy & Wolfbby) Lazarus Heart Let's Forget About the Future Like a Beautiful Smile Little Something Love Changes Everything Love Is Stronger Than Love Is Stronger Than Justice Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) [Live] Love Sneakin' Up on You Low Life Lullaby to an Anxious Child Mariposa Libre ...Men Say That The Kinge Of Spain Is Making Gret Preparation... Mighty [From the Mighty] Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) Money for Nothing Moonlight Morning Is Coming Murder By Numbers My Funny Friend And Me My Funny Valentine My Funny Valentine [From Ashura] My One And Only Love Narration Navidad Need Your Love So Bad Next To You (Live At Rockwood Music Hall) Nice Work If You Can Get It Night Shift Nothing 'Bout Me Nothing 'Bout Me (Epilogue) On The Island One Day She'll Love Me [From the Emperor's New Groove] One World One World - Love Is The Seventh Wave Only You Peggys Song People Get Ready Perfect Love Gone Wrong Reste Right Honorable: As I Have Bin Most Bound Unto Your Honor... Sad Trombone Saint Agnes and Burning Train Seventh Son She'stoo Good for Me Shipyard Show Some Respect Si Estamos Juntos Silent Night (Christmas Is Coming) Sisters of Mercy (Sittin on) The Dock of the Bay Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint Someone To Watch Over Me Spirits In The Material World Sting Stolen Car Strange Fruit Sucction Synchronicity II Take Me to the Sunshine [Brand New Track] Tea In The Sahara The Dream of the Blue Turtles/Demolition Man The Most High And Mighty Christianus The Fourth King Of Denmark His Galliard ...Then In Time Passing On Mr. Johnson Died... There Comes a Time They Dance Alone They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo) This Cowboy Song This Was Never Meant to Be To Love And Be Loved Tutti Frutti Until Waiting For The Break Of Day Waters of Tyne Weep You No More Sad Fountain What Could Have Been What Say You Meg? When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around Wild Wild Sea Windmills of Your Mind Wrapped Around Your Finger You Don't Know What Love Is You Were Meant for Me
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known professionally 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. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.
As a solo musician and a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017. In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow.
With the Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, and "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss.
In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
Birth Name: Gordon Matthew Thomas SumnerAs a solo musician and a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017. In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow.
With the Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, and "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss.
In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
Born: 2 October 1951 (age 73)
From: Wallsend, England
Spouse(s): Frances Tomelty (m. 1976; div. 1984)
Trudie Styler (m. 1992)
Children: 6, including Joe, Mickey and Eliot
Genre(s): Rock, pop, new wave, post-punk, ska, reggae, jazz, world, soft rock
Instrument(s): Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, double bass, keyboards, saxophone
Occupation(s): Musician, singer, songwriter, actor, activist
Active From: 1969-present
Associated Acts: The Police