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"Driven To Tears"
"Driven To Tears" is a song on the 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta.
Recorded by The Police
Released:	1980-10-03
Recorded:	1980-07-07 - 1980-08-07
Length:	3:20
Album(s):	Zenyatta Mondatta
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s):	Wisseloord Studios
Released as single?	NO

"Driven To Tears" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1980.

About the song

The Police recorded an early version of Driven To Tears in Melbourne's Armstrong Studios (Armstrong's / Studio 2) on 1980-03-16.

Personnel

Sting — bass, vocals
Andy Summers - guitar
Stewart Copeland — drums

Release History

Albums

"Driven To Tears" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Zenyatta Mondatta	1980-10-03	UK

Video

"Driven To Tears" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

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

Lyrics

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

How can you say that you're not responsible?
What does it have to do with me?
What is my reaction, what should it be?
Confronted by this latest atrocity

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Hide my face in my hands, shame wells in my throat
My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party
Seems that when some innocent die
All we can offer them is a page in a some magazine
Too many cameras and not enough food
'Cause this is what we've seen

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Protest is futile, nothing seems to get through
What's to become of our world, who knows what to do

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

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=126>

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 !  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Driven To Tears"'''</big>
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
-|  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.]]
+|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg|thumb|center|"[[Driven To Tears]]" is a song on the [[1980]] album [[Zenyatta Mondatta]].]]
 |- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
 !  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Released:</b>
-| [[YYYY]]
+| [[1980-10-03]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Recorded:</b>
-| 1980
+| [[1980-07-07]] - [[1980-08-07]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Length:</b>
-| SONG LENGTH
+| 3:20
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Album(s):</b>
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Label(s):</b>
-| [[RECORD LABEL]]
+| [[A&M]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Writer(s):</b>
-| [[Sting]]
+| [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Producer(s):</b>
-| [[PRODUCER NAME(S)]]
+| [[The Police (band)|The Police]], [[Nigel Gray]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Studio(s):</b>
-| [[RECORDING STUDIO(S)]]
+| [[Wisseloord Studios]]
 |- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
 | <b>Released as single?</b>
-| YES, B-SIDE, or NO
+| NO
 |}
-'''"Driven To Tears"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1980]].
+'''"Driven To Tears"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1980]].
 =About the song=
-''This section needs more information.''
+[[The Police]] recorded an early version of [[Driven To Tears]] in Melbourne's [[Armstrong Studios]] (Armstrong's / Studio 2) on [[1980-03-16]].
 =Personnel=
-''This section needs more information.''
+* [[Sting (person) | Sting]] — bass, vocals
+* [[Andy Summers]] - guitar
+* [[Stewart Copeland]] — drums
 =Release History=
 ==Albums==
-[[Song]] appears on the following album releases:
+"[[Driven To Tears]]" appears on the following album releases:
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-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
+| [[Image:Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg|40px]]
-| [[Album date]]
+| [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]
-| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
+| [[1980-10-03]]
-| Country
+| UK
-|}
-==Singles==
-===CD Singles===
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-! Cover art
-! Catalog no.
-! Songs
-! Release date
-! Release country
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
-| "[[Song]]"(s)
-| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
-| Country
-|}
-===7" Singles===
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
-! Cover art
-! Catalog no.
-! A-side song/B-side song
-! Release date
-! Release country
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
-| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]"
-| [[YYYY-MM-DD]]
-| Country
-|}
-===12" Singles===
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
-! Cover art
-! Catalog no.
-! A-side song(s)/B-side song(s)
-! Release date
-! Release country
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
-| Catalog no.
-| "[[A-side song]]"/"[[B-side song]]" (add more songs as necessary)
-| [[1979-12-01]]
-| Country
 |}
 ==Video==
-"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
+"[[Driven To Tears]]" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
 {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
 ! Cover art
@@ Line 118: / Line 73: @@
 |}
+=Lyrics=
+'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
+<pre>
+How can you say that you're not responsible?
+What does it have to do with me?
+What is my reaction, what should it be?
+Confronted by this latest atrocity
-=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
+Driven to tears
-<!--OMIT SECTION IF SONG HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY AWARDS-->
+Driven to tears
-==Awards==
+Driven to tears
-''This section needs more information.''
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
+Hide my face in my hands, shame wells in my throat
-! Year
+My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party
-! Winner
+Seems that when some innocent die
-! Award
+All we can offer them is a page in a some magazine
-! Category
+Too many cameras and not enough food
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
+'Cause this is what we've seen
-| [[YYYY]]
-| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
-| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
-| CATEGORY
-|}
-==Nominations==
+Driven to tears
-''This section needs more information.''
+Driven to tears
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
+Driven to tears
-! Year
-! Nominee
-! Award
-! Category
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| [[YYYY]]
-| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
-| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
-| CATEGORY
-|}
-==Certifications==
+Protest is futile, nothing seems to get through
-''This section needs more information.''
+What's to become of our world, who knows what to do
-{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
-! Country
-! Certifier
-! Classification
-! Certification
-|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
-| COUNTRY
-| CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)
-| CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)
-| CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)
-|}
-=Lyrics=
+Driven to tears
-<pre>
+Driven to tears
-This is a sample set of lyrics
+Driven to tears
-They should go here
-If a song is an instrumental
+Driven to tears
-Delete the Lyrics header
+Driven to tears
-and this section
+Driven to tears
-as well
 </pre>
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 =See also=
-''This section needs more information.''
+* [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]
 =External links=
@@ Line 188: / Line 123: @@
 =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=126>
 [[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]

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