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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"How Insensitive"'''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1996_french_promotional_card_1.jpg|thumb|center|French promo card]] [[Image:1996_french_promotional_card_2.jpg|thumb|center|French promo card]]
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|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[Sting]] & Antonio Carlos Jobim
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1996-11-05]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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|  [[1994]] (?)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 3:44
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Album:</b>
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| [[Red Hot + Rio]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| Antilles, Verve Records
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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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| [[Stewart Copeland]], [[Sting (person) | Sting]], [[Andy Summers]], [[Nigel Gray]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Surrey Sound Studios]]
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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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=About the song=
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[[Sting]] wrote the song when he was lying drunk in a hotel room in Munich, Germany. In "The Independent" from September 16, [[1993]] he mentions that he had done a TV show with [[The Police]], so it was probably the night after [[1979-05-29]]. He had the bass line in mind and started walking around the room, which led to the song's "original" title "Walking Round The Room."
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[[Stewart Copeland]] mentioned that this song started as a rocker. The famous guitar chord was Andy's contribution. According to engineer Chris Gray they had a Scamp rack [S24 ADT] at [[Surrey Sound Studios]]: "It’s modules of processors. You get different ones that fit into the racks (echoes and flangers) and there was one in particular that was a sort of phaser/chorus/flanger/close echo/double-tracking module. When those guitar chords come in on Walking On The Moon, that is purely the sound of that Scamp rack. They used that one a lot."
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There are several versions that are way longer than the LP track. A 7:15 minute version is basically the same as the one on the LP, but it offers another chorus and different improvised vocal chants in the coda. This longer mix doesn't yet feature the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer that produces the bubbling sounds. You can hear much clearer that the famous bass notes are also played by a piano.
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If you think 7:15 minutes are quite long: there's also another extended version that lasts 8:51 minutes ! This version features a 2 minute [[Andy Summers]] guitar solo over a late bridge and [[Sting]]'s and Stewart's vocal variations.
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=Personnel=
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* [[Sting (person) | Sting]] - Lead vocals, fretless bass guitar, guitar
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* [[Andy Summers]] - Lead guitar
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* [[Stewart Copeland]] - Drums
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=Ads=
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This ad was printed in Record Mirror and NME (November 24, [[1979]]):[[Image:1979_11_24_tourad.jpg|80px]]
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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''"[[Walking on the Moon]]"'' 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:Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Reggatta de Blanc]]
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| [[1979-10-02]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-everybreathyoutakethesingles.jpg|40 px]]
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| [[Every Breath You Take: The Singles]]
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| [[1986]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-greatesthits.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Greatest Hits (album)|Greatest Hits]]
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| [[1992-10-02]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40 px]]
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| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
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| [[1993-09-30]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-live!.jpg|40px]]
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| [[The Police Live!]]
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| [[1995-06-13]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-everybreathyoutaketheclassics.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Every Breath You Take: The Classics]]
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| [[1995-09-12]]
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| United States
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-thepolice.jpg|40px]]
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| [[The Police (album)|The Police]]
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| [[2007-06-11]]
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| United States
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|}
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==Singles==
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"[[Walking on the Moon]]" was released both as a 7" single and a 12" single and also as part of the [[Six Pack]].
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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:walkingonthemoon.jpg|40px]]
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| AMS 7494
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| "[[Walking on the Moon]]"/"[[Visions of the Night]]"
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| [[1979-11-23]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:sixpack.jpg|40px]]
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| A&M P66001C
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| "[[Walking on the Moon]]"/"[[Visions of the Night]]"
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| [[1980-05-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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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:walkingonthemoon.jpg|40px]]
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| AMSP 7494
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| "[[Walking on the Moon]]"/"[[Visions of the Night]]"
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| [[1979-11-23]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:radiosample.jpg|40px]]
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| SAMP 5
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| "[[The Bed's Too Big Without You]]"/"[[So Lonely]]"/"[[Can't Stand Losing You]]"/"[[Roxanne]]"/"[[Message In A Bottle]]"/"[[Walking On The Moon]]"
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| [[1980-MM-DD]]
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| UK
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|}
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==Video==
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''"[[Walking on the Moon]]"'' appears on the following video 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:police-aroundtheworld.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Around the World]]
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| [[1983-02-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:police-everybreathyoutakethevideo.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Every Breath You Take: The Videos]]
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| [[1986-11-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:police-greatesthitsdvd.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Greatest Hits (long video)]]
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| [[1992-09-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:police-outlandostosynchronicities.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live!]]
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| [[1995-05-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Live_Ghost_In_The_Machine_DVD.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Live Ghost In The Machine]]
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| [[2001-10-01]]
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| Japan
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:police-everybreathyoutakethedvd.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Every Breath You Take: The DVD]]
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| [[2003-04-07]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-syncronicityconcertdvd.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Synchronicity Concert]] (DVD)
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| [[2005-09-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|}
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=Lyrics=
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
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<pre>
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Lyrics
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belong
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here.
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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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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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sources: discogs.com
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[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]
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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"How Insensitive"'''</big>
 
!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"How Insensitive"'''</big>

Revision as of 01:05, 20 September 2024

"How Insensitive"
French promo card
French promo card
Recorded by Sting & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Released: 1996-11-05
Recorded: 1994 (?)
Length: 3:44
Album: Red Hot + Rio
Label(s): Antilles, Verve Records
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? Yes

About the song

Sting wrote the song when he was lying drunk in a hotel room in Munich, Germany. In "The Independent" from September 16, 1993 he mentions that he had done a TV show with The Police, so it was probably the night after 1979-05-29. He had the bass line in mind and started walking around the room, which led to the song's "original" title "Walking Round The Room."

Stewart Copeland mentioned that this song started as a rocker. The famous guitar chord was Andy's contribution. According to engineer Chris Gray they had a Scamp rack [S24 ADT] at Surrey Sound Studios: "It’s modules of processors. You get different ones that fit into the racks (echoes and flangers) and there was one in particular that was a sort of phaser/chorus/flanger/close echo/double-tracking module. When those guitar chords come in on Walking On The Moon, that is purely the sound of that Scamp rack. They used that one a lot."

There are several versions that are way longer than the LP track. A 7:15 minute version is basically the same as the one on the LP, but it offers another chorus and different improvised vocal chants in the coda. This longer mix doesn't yet feature the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer that produces the bubbling sounds. You can hear much clearer that the famous bass notes are also played by a piano.

If you think 7:15 minutes are quite long: there's also another extended version that lasts 8:51 minutes ! This version features a 2 minute Andy Summers guitar solo over a late bridge and Sting's and Stewart's vocal variations.

Personnel

Ads

This ad was printed in Record Mirror and NME (November 24, 1979):1979 11 24 tourad.jpg

Release History

Albums

"Walking on the Moon" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-reggattadeblanc.jpg Reggatta de Blanc 1979-10-02 United Kingdom
Police-album-everybreathyoutakethesingles.jpg Every Breath You Take: The Singles 1986 United Kingdom
Police-album-greatesthits.jpg Greatest Hits 1992-10-02 United Kingdom
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-09-30 United Kingdom
Police-album-live!.jpg The Police Live! 1995-06-13 United Kingdom
Police-album-everybreathyoutaketheclassics.jpg Every Breath You Take: The Classics 1995-09-12 United States
Police-album-thepolice.jpg The Police 2007-06-11 United States

Singles

"Walking on the Moon" was released both as a 7" single and a 12" single and also as part of the Six Pack.

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Walkingonthemoon.jpg AMS 7494 "Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night" 1979-11-23 United Kingdom
Sixpack.jpg A&M P66001C "Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night" 1980-05-01 United Kingdom

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Walkingonthemoon.jpg AMSP 7494 "Walking on the Moon"/"Visions of the Night" 1979-11-23 United Kingdom
Radiosample.jpg SAMP 5 "The Bed's Too Big Without You"/"So Lonely"/"Can't Stand Losing You"/"Roxanne"/"Message In A Bottle"/"Walking On The Moon" 1980-MM-DD UK

Video

"Walking on the Moon" appears on the following video releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Police-aroundtheworld.jpg Around the World 1983-02-01 United Kingdom
Police-everybreathyoutakethevideo.jpg Every Breath You Take: The Videos 1986-11-01 United Kingdom
Police-greatesthitsdvd.jpg Greatest Hits (long video) 1992-09-01 United Kingdom
Police-outlandostosynchronicities.jpg Outlandos to Synchronicities: A History of The Police Live! 1995-05-01 United Kingdom
Live Ghost In The Machine DVD.jpg Live Ghost In The Machine 2001-10-01 Japan
Police-everybreathyoutakethedvd.jpg Every Breath You Take: The DVD 2003-04-07 United Kingdom
Police-syncronicityconcertdvd.jpg Synchronicity Concert (DVD) 2005-09-01 United Kingdom

Lyrics

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

Lyrics
belong
here.

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

References

sources: discogs.com


"How Insensitive"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Performed by Sting / Andy Summers
Writer(s): Antonio Carlos Jobim / Norman Gimbel / Vinicius De Moraes

"How Insensitive" is a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim / Norman Gimbel / Vinicius De Moraes and performed by Sting on 1991-03-05, 1991-03-10 and 1995-04-18 (at least) --- and by Andy Summers on 2008-11-19 (at least).

About the song

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Personnel

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Video

"How Insensitive" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
40px United Kingdom of Ipanema 2011-MM-DD Country

Lyrics

How insensitive
I must have seemed
When he told me that he loved me
How unmoved and cold
I must have seemed
When she told me so sincerely
Why he must have asked
Did I just turn and stare in icy silence
What was I to say
What can you say 
when a love affair is over

Now he's gone away
And I'm alone with the memory of his last look
Vague and drawn and sad
I see it still
All his heartbreak in that last look
Why he must have asked
Did I just stood and stare in icy silence
What was I to do?
What can one do 
when a love affair is over, over?

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

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