View source for Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 (song)

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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Don't Stand So Close To Me"'''</big>
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
| [[1986-10-02]] (Germany)
[[1986-10-03]] ((UK)

[[1986-10-07]] (USA)

[[1986-11-05]] (Japan)
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
| [[1986]]
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| <b>Length:</b>
| 4:47
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Album(s):</b>
| [[Message In A Box]]
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
| [[A&M]]
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Writer(s):</b>
| [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
| Laurie Latham, [[The Police]]
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
| [[RAK Recording Studios]]
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
| YES
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'''"Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1986]].

=About the song=
There are two versions of this song. The shorter version was released as a 7" single and on some Greatest Hits albums as well as on the US version of [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]. The extended version was released on the 12" single as well as on the German version of [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]].

=Personnel=
* [[Sting]] — bass, vocals
* [[Andy Summers]] - guitars
* [[Stewart Copeland]] - drums

=Release History=
==Albums==
"[[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]]" appears on the following album releases:
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| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
| [[Message In A Box]]
| [[1993-MM-DD]]
| UK
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==Singles==

===CD Singles===
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| [[Image:dont86_cdsingle.jpg|40px]]
| CD-17435
| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]]
| [[1986-MM-DD]]
| USA
|}

===7" Singles===
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[Image:Dont86usa.jpg|40px]]
| AM-2879
| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]]"/"[[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]" (live)
| [[1986-10-07]]
| USA
|}

===12" Singles===
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
| [[1986-MM-DD]]
| Country
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==Video==
"[[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
==Awards==
''This section needs more information.''
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! Year
! Winner
! Award
! Category
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1982]]
| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]"
| Grammy Award
| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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==Nominations==
''This section needs more information.''
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| [[YYYY]]
| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
| CATEGORY
|}

=Lyrics=
'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''

<pre>
Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside her there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking - she's so close now
This girl is half his age

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That famous book by Nabakov

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
</pre>

=Quotations and trivia=
UK ads:

[[Image:1986_Dont_out_next_week.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1986_Dont_out_this_week.jpg|80px]]

Spanish ad:

[[Image:1986_10_Rock_de_Lux_ad.jpg|80px]]

=Alternative and cover versions=
''This section needs more information.''

=See also=
* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]]
* [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]

=External links=
''This section needs more information.''

=References=
* Police, The. ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
* ''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 2 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=124>
* [[A&M]] publicity letter from September 24, [[1986]]


[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]