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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Demolition Man"'''</big>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:45rpm.png|thumb|center|If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.]]
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|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1993-11-08]] (UK single)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| RECORDED TIME PERIOD
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| SONG LENGTH
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[ALBUM(S)]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[RECORD LABEL]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
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| [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| Stoker & [[Sting]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Larrabee Sound Studios]], [[Paisley Park]] (Chanhassen, MA) / [[Two Guys From The Valley]] (North Hollywood, CA)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
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| YES
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|}
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'''"Demolition Man"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] in [[YYYY]].
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=About the song=
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[[Sting]] wrote the song in [[1980]] and recorded various demo versions at [[Keystone Studios]] in Dublin, Ireland. There's a simple version with very little instrumentation and a basic percussion rhythm. Another demo version with drums by Paul McAteer was sent to Grace Jones, who released her own version of the song as a single in February [[1981]] way before [[The Police]] recorded the song for [[Ghost In The Machine]].
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Billboard magazine from August 28, [[1993]] mentions that [[Sting]] was recently working on his new version at [[Larrabee Sound Studios]]. He co-produced the
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song with Stoker, who also engineered on the SSL G Series console.
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=Personnel=
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* [[Sting]] - lead vocals
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* Michael Railton - keyboards and additional production
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* Arik Marshall - guitars
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* [[Dominic Miller]] - additional guitars & solo
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* Bush Bushnell - bass
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* Ann Bennett Nesby - vocals & additional solo ad-libs
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* Jamecia Bennett - vocals
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* Core Cotton - vocals
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* Shirley Marie Graham - vocals
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* backing vocals arranged by [[Sting]] and Gary Hines
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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[[Demolition Man (Sting song) | Demolition Man]] appears on the following album releases:
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Album title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Sting-album-fieldsofgold.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 (album) | Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994]]
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| [[1994-11-08]]
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| Country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:At_The_Movies.jpg|40px]]
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| [[At The Movies]]
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| [[1997-MM-DD]]
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| Japan
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:My Funny_Valentine_At_The_Movies.jpg|40px]]
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| [[My Funny Valentine: At The Movies]]
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| [[2005-03-23]]
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| Japan
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|}
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==Singles==
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===CD Singles===
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Catalog no.
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! Songs
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| "[[Song]]"(s)
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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|}
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===7" Singles===
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Catalog no.
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! A-side song/B-side song
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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|}
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===12" Singles===
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Catalog no.
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! A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| Catalog no.
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| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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|}
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==Video==
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'''"[[SONG TITLE]]"''' appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Video title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| [[Video or dvd title]]
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| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
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| Country
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|}
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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<!--OMIT SECTION IF SONG HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY AWARDS-->
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==Awards==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Winner
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! Award
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! Category
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[YYYY]]
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| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
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| CATEGORY
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|}
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==Nominations==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Year
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! Nominee
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! Award
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! Category
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[YYYY]]
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| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
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| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
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| CATEGORY
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|}
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==Certifications==
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''This section needs more information.''
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Country
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! Certifier
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! Classification
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! Certification
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| COUNTRY
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| CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)
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| CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)
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| CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)
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|}
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=Lyrics=
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<pre>
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This is a sample set of lyrics
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They should go here
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If a song is an instrumental
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Delete the Lyrics header
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and this section
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as well
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</pre>
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=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Alternative and cover versions=
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* [[Demolition Man (The Police song) | Demolition Man]] from [[Ghost In The Machine]]
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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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source: Japanese CD-single (musicians / 2 studios); Billboard - August 28, [[1993]] ([[Larrabee Sound Studios]]); [[A&M]] news sheet with UK single release date; personal information (demos)
  
 
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[[Category:Songs (Sting)]]

Latest revision as of 01:26, 30 January 2022

"Demolition Man"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by Sting
Released: 1993-11-08 (UK single)
Recorded: RECORDED TIME PERIOD
Length: SONG LENGTH
Album(s): ALBUM(S)
Label(s): RECORD LABEL
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Stoker & Sting
Studio(s): Larrabee Sound Studios, Paisley Park (Chanhassen, MA) / Two Guys From The Valley (North Hollywood, CA)
Released as single? YES

"Demolition Man" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in YYYY.

About the song

Sting wrote the song in 1980 and recorded various demo versions at Keystone Studios in Dublin, Ireland. There's a simple version with very little instrumentation and a basic percussion rhythm. Another demo version with drums by Paul McAteer was sent to Grace Jones, who released her own version of the song as a single in February 1981 way before The Police recorded the song for Ghost In The Machine.

Billboard magazine from August 28, 1993 mentions that Sting was recently working on his new version at Larrabee Sound Studios. He co-produced the song with Stoker, who also engineered on the SSL G Series console.

Personnel

  • Sting - lead vocals
  • Michael Railton - keyboards and additional production
  • Arik Marshall - guitars
  • Dominic Miller - additional guitars & solo
  • Bush Bushnell - bass
  • Ann Bennett Nesby - vocals & additional solo ad-libs
  • Jamecia Bennett - vocals
  • Core Cotton - vocals
  • Shirley Marie Graham - vocals
  • backing vocals arranged by Sting and Gary Hines


Release History

Albums

Demolition Man appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Sting-album-fieldsofgold.jpg Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 1994-11-08 Country
40px At The Movies 1997-MM-DD Japan
40px My Funny Valentine: At The Movies 2005-03-23 Japan

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) YYYY-MM-DD Country

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

This is a sample set of lyrics
They should go here

If a song is an instrumental
Delete the Lyrics header 
and this section
as well

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

source: Japanese CD-single (musicians / 2 studios); Billboard - August 28, 1993 (Larrabee Sound Studios); A&M news sheet with UK single release date; personal information (demos)

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