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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Miss Gradenko"'''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-synchronicity.jpg|thumb|center|LP cover]]
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
| [[1983-06-01]]
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
| December [[1982]] / January [[1983]]
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| <b>Length:</b>
| 2:00
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
| [[Synchronicity]]
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
| [[A&M]]
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
| [[Stewart Copeland]]
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
| [[The Police]], [[Hugh Padgham]]
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
| [[AIR Studios]], Montserrat
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
| NO
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'''"Miss Gradenko"''' is a song written by [[Stewart Copeland]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1982]] / [[1983]].

=About the song=
==Stewart Copeland demo==
[[Stewart Copeland]]'s demo is not featured on the [[Synchronicity]] box set that was released on [[2024-07-26]]. All the main ingredients are already in place, except that the middle part is very short and doesn't feature a guitar solo.

==Instrumental outtake==
There also an alternate instrumental version played by [[The Police]] that's also not featured on the box set. The structure is identical to the LP version, but it's a completely different take.

==Alternate Mix==
The [[Synchronicity]] box set features an Alternate Mix of the well known song from the LP that was done by [[Hugh Padgham]] at [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] on [[1983-01-10]]. It's 2:00 minutes long - there are only a few tiny differences: 

The first notes of the guitar solo are missing. But there are some additional guitar sounds in the parts after the solo. 
The end is also slightly different: the LP version ends with the vocals on "us", whereas in this earlier mix the instruments can still be heard after the "us".

==LP version==
The LP version is 2:00 minutes long.

=Personnel=
* [[Sting]]
* [[Stewart Copeland]]
* [[Andy Summers]]

=Release History=
==Albums==
[[Miss Gradenko]] appears on the following album releases:
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| [[Synchronicity (album)|Synchronicity]]
| [[1983-06-01]]
| USA
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| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
| [[1993-MM-DD]]
| UK
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==Singles==

===CD Singles===
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===7" Singles===
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===12" Singles===
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==Video==
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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==Awards==
''This section needs more information.''
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==Nominations==
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| [[YYYY]]
| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
| CATEGORY
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==Certifications==
''This section needs more information.''
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| CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)
| CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)
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=Lyrics=
'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''

<pre>
Don’t tell the director I said so 
But are you safe Miss Gradenko? 
We were at a policy meeting 
They were planning new ways of cheating 
I didn’t want to rock your boat 
But you sent this dangerous note 
You’ve been letting your feelings show 

Are you safe Miss Gradenko? 
Miss Gradenko are you safe? 
Are you safe Miss Gradenko? 
Miss Gradenko are you safe? 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Is anybody at all in here? 
Nobody but us in here 
Nobody but us 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Nobody but us 

Your uniform don’t seem to fit 
You’re much too alive in it 
You’ve been letting your feelings show 

Are you safe Miss Gradenko? 
Miss Gradenko are you safe? 
Are you safe Miss Gradenko? 
Miss Gradenko are you safe? 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Is anybody at all in here? 
Nobody but us in here 
Nobody but us 
Is anybody alive in here? 
Nobody but us 
</pre>

=Quotations and trivia=
''This section needs more information.''

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

=See also=
''This section needs more information.''

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

=References=
* Police, The. ''Synchronicity''. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
* [[Stewart Copeland]] (demo / alternate version)


[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs & Compositions (Stewart Copeland)]]