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'''"Low Life"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[YYYY]].
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'''"Low Life"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1979]].
  
 
=About the song=
 
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[[Sting (person) | Sting]] had the idea for this song while being in Hamburg with [[Eberhard Schoener]] on [[1979-01-13]].
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The song was recorded in 1979 while working on the [[Reggatta de Blanc (album) | Reggatta de Blanc]] album. [[Olaf Kübler]] played saxophone.  
  
 
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Revision as of 23:30, 29 March 2009

"Low Life"
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 The Police
Released: 1981
Recorded: 1979
Length: 3:45
Album(s): Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? B-SIDE

"Low Life" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1979.

About the song

Sting had the idea for this song while being in Hamburg with Eberhard Schoener on 1979-01-13. The song was recorded in 1979 while working on the Reggatta de Blanc album. Olaf Kübler played saxophone.

Personnel

This section needs more information.

Release History

Albums

Low Life appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg 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
Stub.gif AMS 8194 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD UK
Stub.gif AM 47.040 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD Brazil
Stub.gif AMS 9186 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD Germany, The Netherlands, Italy
Stub.gif AMS 9186 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD Spain
Stub.gif K 8647 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD New Zealand
Stub.gif AMRS 1376 "Spirits In The Material World"/"Low Life" 1981-MM-DD South Africa

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) 1979-12-01 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

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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

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

Lyrics

Fatal fascination for the seedy part of town
Walk down the street and your head spins round
Don't be seen alone without your friends at night
Take a gun or a knife to the low life

Don't have to be born into this society
Pay for love but the hate comes free
Bring enough money for the rest of your life
Don't bring your wife to the low life

Bringing us there to the degradation
Always keep your back to the wall
No rewards for your infatuation
Low life
No life at all
Yeah, low life, low life

In here to long to be afraid anymore
You can't reach the bed so you sleep on the floor
You get so stoned you think you could fly
But you won't get high on the low life

Low life

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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