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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Low Life"'''</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 [[The Police]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1981]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| 1979
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 3:45
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]
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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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| [[The Police]], [[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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| B-SIDE
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|}
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'''"Low Life"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1979]].
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=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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=Personnel=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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[[Low Life]] 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-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]
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| [[1993-MM-DD]]
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| UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Every_Move_You_Make.jpg|40px]] [[Image:Flexible_Strategies.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings]] / [[Flexible Strategies (album) | Flexible Strategies]]
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| [[2018-11-16]]
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| UK
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|}
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==Singles==
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===CD Singles===
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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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! 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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| AMS 8194
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| UK
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:spirits_brazil.jpg|40px]]
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| AM 47.040
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| Brazil
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AMS 9186
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| Germany, The Netherlands, Italy
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:spirits_spain.jpg|40px]]
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| AMS 9186
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| Spain
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| K 8647
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| New Zealand
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:stub.gif|40px]]
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| AMRS 1376
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| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"/"[[Low Life]]"
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| [[1981-MM-DD]]
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| South Africa
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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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| [[1979-12-01]]
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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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! 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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==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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! 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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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
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<pre>
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Fatal fascination for the seedy part of town
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Walk down the street and your head spins round
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Don't be seen alone without your friends at night
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Take a gun or a knife to the low life
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Don't have to be born into this society
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Pay for love but the hate comes free
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Bring enough money for the rest of your life
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Don't bring your wife to the low life
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Bringing us there to the degradation
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Always keep your back to the wall
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No rewards for your infatuation
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Low life
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No life at all
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Yeah, low life, low life
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In here to long to be afraid anymore
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You can't reach the bed so you sleep on the floor
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You get so stoned you think you could fly
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But you won't get high on the low life
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Low life
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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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''This section needs more information.''
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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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''This section needs more information.''
  
 
[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]
 
[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]

Latest revision as of 01:04, 8 November 2022

"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
Every Move You Make.jpg Flexible Strategies.jpg Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings / Flexible Strategies 2018-11-16 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
Spirits brazil.jpg 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
Spirits spain.jpg 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

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

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

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

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links

This section needs more information.

References

This section needs more information.

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