Every Breath You Take (backing track)

"Every Breath You Take (backing track)"
1983 Japanese single cover
Recorded by The Police
Released:	1983-09-28 (Japan)
Recorded:	December 1982
Length:	4:05
Album(s):	non album track
Label(s):	A&M
Writer(s):	Sting
Producer(s):	The Police
Studio(s):	AIR Studios
Released as single?	YES

"Every Breath You Take (backing track)" is the instrumental version of the song Every Breath You Take written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1982/1983.

About the song

This is basically the original song without the lead vocals.

It's faded out a bit earlier than the original and thus lasts 4:05 minutes instead of 4:13.

The version on the 2023 Record Store Day release only lasts 3:45 minutes as it fades out much earlier.

Personnel

• Stewart Copeland (Drums)
• Sting (Vocals / Bass Guitar)
• Andy Summers (Guitar)

Release History

Singles

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
	AMP-782	"Every Breath You Take (backing track)"/"Roxanne (backing track)"	1983	Japan
	AMP-782	"Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers"/"Every Breath You Take (backing track)"/"Every Bomb You Make"	2023-04-22	worldwide

Quotations and trivia

The Japanese Backing Track single from 1983 featured two instrumentals which were not released on any LP / CD release - until the Synchronicity box set came out on 2024-07-26.

Alternative and cover versions

• Every Breath You Take

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