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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1978cantstandlosingyou.jpg|thumb|center|the cover for the Can't Stand Losing You 7" single]]
 
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| 1978
 
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| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
 
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| [[Andy Summers]], [[Sting]], [[Stewart Copeland]]
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| [[Sting (person) | Sting]], [[Stewart Copeland]]
 
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| [[The Police]]
 
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| [[Surrey Sound Studios]]
 
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'''"Dead End Job"''' is a song written by [[Andy Summers]], [[Sting]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[YYYY]].
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'''"Dead End Job"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1978]].
  
 
=About the song=
 
=About the song=
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This is one of the very first songs [[Sting]] (co-)wrote for [[The Police]]. It was already performed live before [[Andy Summers]] joined the band.
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[[The Police]] recorded this song in August 1977 when [[Henry Padovani]] was still a member, but the version which was eventually released as the b-side of [[Can't Stand Losing You]] was a re-recording from early 1978.
  
 
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[[Sting (person) | Sting]] - bass and vocals
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[[Stewart Copeland]] - drums
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[[Andy Summers]] - guitar and vocals
  
 
=Release History=
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==

Revision as of 23:29, 28 March 2009

"Dead End Job"
the cover for the Can't Stand Losing You 7" single
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1978
Recorded: 1978
Length: 3:30
Album(s): Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting, Stewart Copeland
Producer(s): The Police
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? YES, B-SIDE

"Dead End Job" is a song written by Sting and Stewart Copeland and recorded by The Police in 1978.

About the song

This is one of the very first songs Sting (co-)wrote for The Police. It was already performed live before Andy Summers joined the band.

The Police recorded this song in August 1977 when Henry Padovani was still a member, but the version which was eventually released as the b-side of Can't Stand Losing You was a re-recording from early 1978.

Personnel

Sting - bass and vocals Stewart Copeland - drums Andy Summers - guitar and vocals

Release History

Albums

Dead End Job appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-MM-DD UK

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
1978cantstandlosingyou.jpg Catalog no. "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Dead End Job" 1978-MM-DD UK


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

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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

I don't want no dead end job
I don't wanna be no number
I don't want no dead end job
I don't wanna be no number

The queue gets longer every day
I just ain't got time to stay
I ain't gonna run away
All I want to do is play

Don't wanna be no teacher
Don't wanna be no slave
Don't wanna work no assembly line
Like my uncle Dave

The queue gets longer every day
I just ain't got time to stay
I ain't gonna run away
All I wanna do is play

I don't want no dead end job
I don't want no dead end job
I don't want no dead end job
I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job
I don't wanna be no number
I don't want no dead end job
I don't wanna be no number

The queue gets longer everyday
All I wanna do is play
I just ain't got time to stay
But I ain't gonna run away

Don't wanna be no millionaire
Don't wanna own no mint
I don't wanna be no tax exile
And I don't mind being skint

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

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External links

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References

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