the english sang the song every breath you take.
the english sang the song every breath you take.
who sang the song every breath you take?
the english
"synchronicity" became a no. 1 album in both the uk (where it debuted at no. 1) and the us. it stayed at no. 1 in the uk for two weeks and in the us for seventeen weeks. it was nominated for grammy awards for album of the year, but lost to michael jackson's "thriller". "every breath you take" won the grammy for song of the year, beating jackson's "billie jean". "every breath you take" also won the grammy for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, while "synchronicity ii" won the grammy for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal. "every breath you take" also won the american video award for best group video, and the song won two ivor novello awards in the categories best song musically and lyrically and most performed work from the british academy of songwriters, composers, and authors.
the police
according to the "back to mono" box-set book, "every breath you take" is influenced by a gene pitney song titled "every breath i take". led zeppelin's song, "d'yer mak'er" (1973), also contains the words "every breath i take; every move i make". the song has an aabacaba structure.
every breath you take