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!  colspan="2" | <big>''Zenyatta Mondatta''</big>
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg|200px]]
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!  colspan="2" | Studio album by [[The Police]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1980-10-03]] (UK)
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[[1980-10-21]] (Japan)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| [[1980-07-07]] - [[1980-08-07]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 38:16
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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>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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| [[Wisseloord Studios]], Hilversum, Netherlands
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|}
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=Introduction=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Personnel=
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*[[Sting]] - bass, lead vocals
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*[[Stewart Copeland]] - drums, backing vocals
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*[[Andy Summers]] - guitar, bass on "[[Behind My Camel]], backing vocals
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=Track listing=
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All songs written by [[Sting]] unless otherwise indicated.
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#"[[Don't Stand So Close To Me (song)|Don't Stand So Close To Me]]" – 4:04
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#"[[Driven To Tears]]" – 3:20
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#"[[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]]" – 3:38
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#"[[Canary In A Coalmine]]" – 2:26
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#"[[Voices Inside My Head]]" – 3:53
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#"[[Bombs Away]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:09
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#"[[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (song)|De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]" – 4:09
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#"[[Behind My Camel]]" ([[Andy Summers]]) – 2:54
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#"[[Man In A Suitcase]]" – 2:19
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#"[[Shadows In The Rain (song)|Shadows In The Rain]]" – 5:02
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#"[[The Other Way Of Stopping]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:22
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=Singles released=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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A 1/4" 2-trk Original Master Tape features a version of [[The Other Way Of Stopping]] with a slightly altered ending.
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=Charts=
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==Album==
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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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! Chart
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! Country
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! Position
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| Billboard Pop Albums
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| U.S.A.
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| 5
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| The Billboard 200
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| U.S.A.
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| 129
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|}
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==Singles==
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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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! Song
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! Chart
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! Country
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! Position
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (song)|De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]"
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| Billboard Pop Singles
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| U.S.A.
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| 10
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me (song)|Don't Stand So Close To Me]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 11
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me (song)|Don't Stand So Close To Me]]"
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| Billboard Pop Singles
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| U.S.A.
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| 10
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Driven To Tears]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 35
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Voices Inside My Head]]"/"[[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]]"
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| Billboard Club Play Singles
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| 1981
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| 3
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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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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Behind My Camel]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Best Rock Instrumental Performance
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1981]]
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| "[[Don't Stand So Close To Me (song)|Don't Stand So Close To Me]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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|}
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==Nominations==
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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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! 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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| U.K.
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| BPI
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| Album
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| Gold
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.K.
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| BPI
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| Album
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| Platinum
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Gold
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Platinum
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| U.S.A.
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| RIAA
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| Album
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| Double Platinum
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|}
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=Quotations and trivia=
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==Trivia==
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A [[Stewart Copeland]] quote from [[1980-10-16 Smash Hits]]: "You can only get so far with your writing at home. The magic happens when the other two get involved. We all arrive at the studios with our songs. This time [[Sting]] had ten, I had five and Andy had about the same. We eventually used eleven."
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When you check out what demos are out there and what was eventually used --- there are definitely some unheard songs around, although some of Andy's and Stewart's songs may have been used on [[Ghost In The Machine]] or later (as was the case with [[Sting]]'s [[Demolition Man]] and [[I Burn For You]]):
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[[Sting]]:
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
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* [[Driven To Tears]]
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* [[When The World Is Running Down]]
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* [[Canary In A Coalmine]]
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* [[Voices Inside My Head]]
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
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* [[Man In A Suitcase]]
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* [[Shadows In The Rain]]
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* [[I Burn For You]]
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* [[Demolition Man]]
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* ([[Consider Me Gone]]) (this might have been a faulty memory / mis-interpretation by [[Nigel Gray]] - possibly referring to [[Shadows In The Rain]])
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[[Stewart Copeland]]:
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* [[Bombs Away]]
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* [[The Other Way Of Stopping]]
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[[Andy Summers]]:
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* [[Behind My Camel]]
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* [[Friends]]
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==Ads==
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UK ad:
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[[Image:1980_10_04_Music_Week_ad.jpg|80px]]
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German ads:
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[[Image:1980_10_Sounds_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_10_MM_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Greek ad:
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[[Image:1980_11_Pop_Rok_11.jpg|80px]]
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Japanese ads:
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[[Image:1980_JAM_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_11_Music_Life_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_11_Ongaku_Senka_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_12_Ongaku_Senka_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_12_Music_Life_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_12_rockin_f_Zenyatta_Mondatta_ad.jpg|160px]]
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New Zealand ad:
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[[Image:1980_11_Rip_It_Up_Zenyatta_ad.jpg|80px]]
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Australian ad:
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[[Image:1981_02_19_Rolling_Stone_AUS_06.jpg|80px]]
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ads from Argentina:
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[[Image:1981_01_Pelo_06.jpg|80px]] [[Image:Pelo_Zenyatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:Pelo_Zenyatta_ad_2.jpg|80px]]
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==Artwork==
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[[Image:Zenyatta_Mondatta_artwork_band_Toni_Carbo.jpg|150px]] [[Image:Zenyatta_Mondatta_artwork_background_Toni_Carbo.jpg|150px]]
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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=External links and reviews=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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* Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=&a=2&id=31 Discography, Zenyatta Mondatta].
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* Police, The. ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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*Secretjourney81. [http://www.angelfire.com/realm/secretjourney81/Police/Albsales.htm Album Sales Figures].
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* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenyatt%C3%A0_Mondatta Zenyatta Mondatta].
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[[Category:Studio albums (The Police)]]

Latest revision as of 01:10, 3 September 2024


Zenyatta Mondatta
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg
Studio album by The Police
Released: 1980-10-03 (UK)

1980-10-21 (Japan)

Recorded: 1980-07-07 - 1980-08-07
Length: 38:16
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands

Introduction

This section needs more information.

Personnel

Track listing

All songs written by Sting unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Don't Stand So Close To Me" – 4:04
  2. "Driven To Tears" – 3:20
  3. "When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" – 3:38
  4. "Canary In A Coalmine" – 2:26
  5. "Voices Inside My Head" – 3:53
  6. "Bombs Away" (Stewart Copeland) – 3:09
  7. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:09
  8. "Behind My Camel" (Andy Summers) – 2:54
  9. "Man In A Suitcase" – 2:19
  10. "Shadows In The Rain" – 5:02
  11. "The Other Way Of Stopping" (Stewart Copeland) – 3:22

Singles released

This section needs more information.

Variants, special editions and re-releases

A 1/4" 2-trk Original Master Tape features a version of The Other Way Of Stopping with a slightly altered ending.

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums U.S.A. 5
1983 The Billboard 200 U.S.A. 129

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
1981 "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" Billboard Pop Singles U.S.A. 10
1981 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 11
1981 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" Billboard Pop Singles U.S.A. 10
1981 "Driven To Tears" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 35
1981 "Voices Inside My Head"/"When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around" Billboard Club Play Singles 1981 3

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
1981 "Behind My Camel" Grammy Awards Best Rock Instrumental Performance
1981 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" Grammy Awards Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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
U.K. BPI Album Gold
U.K. BPI Album Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Gold
U.S.A. RIAA Album Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Double Platinum

Quotations and trivia

Trivia

A Stewart Copeland quote from 1980-10-16 Smash Hits: "You can only get so far with your writing at home. The magic happens when the other two get involved. We all arrive at the studios with our songs. This time Sting had ten, I had five and Andy had about the same. We eventually used eleven."

When you check out what demos are out there and what was eventually used --- there are definitely some unheard songs around, although some of Andy's and Stewart's songs may have been used on Ghost In The Machine or later (as was the case with Sting's Demolition Man and I Burn For You):

Sting:


Stewart Copeland:


Andy Summers:

Ads

UK ad:

1980 10 04 Music Week ad.jpg

German ads:

1980 10 Sounds ad.jpg 1980 10 MM ad.jpg


Greek ad:

1980 11 Pop Rok 11.jpg

Japanese ads:

1980 JAM Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg 1980 11 Music Life Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg 1980 11 Ongaku Senka Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg 1980 12 Ongaku Senka Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg 1980 12 Music Life Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg 1980 12 rockin f Zenyatta Mondatta ad.jpg

New Zealand ad:

1980 11 Rip It Up Zenyatta ad.jpg

Australian ad:

1981 02 19 Rolling Stone AUS 06.jpg

ads from Argentina:

1981 01 Pelo 06.jpg Pelo Zenyatta ad.jpg Pelo Zenyatta ad 2.jpg

Artwork

Zenyatta Mondatta artwork band Toni Carbo.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta artwork background Toni Carbo.jpg

See also

This section needs more information.

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

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