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Zenyatta Mondatta

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

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Personnel

Sting - bass, lead vocals
Stewart Copeland - drums, backing vocals
Andy Summers - guitar, bass on "Behind My Camel, backing vocals

Track listing

All songs written by Sting unless otherwise indicated.

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

Singles released

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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

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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

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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
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:

Don't Stand So Close To Me
Driven To Tears
When The World Is Running Down
Canary In A Coalmine
Voices Inside My Head
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Man In A Suitcase
Shadows In The Rain
I Burn For You
Demolition Man
(Consider Me Gone) (this might have been a faulty memory / mis-interpretation by Nigel Gray - possibly referring to Shadows In The Rain)

Stewart Copeland:

Andy Summers:

Ads

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German ads:

Greek ad:

Japanese ads:

New Zealand ad:

Australian ad:

ads from Argentina:

Artwork

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

Police, The. Discography, Zenyatta Mondatta.
Police, The. Zenyatta Mondatta. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
Secretjourney81. Album Sales Figures.
Wikipedia. Zenyatta Mondatta.

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-#"[[When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]]" – 3:38
+#"[[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]]" – 3:38
 #"[[Canary In A Coalmine]]" – 2:26
 #"[[Voices Inside My Head]]" – 3:53
 #"[[Bombs Away]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:09
-#"[[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]" – 4:09
+#"[[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (song)|De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]" – 4:09
 #"[[Behind My Camel]]" ([[Andy Summers]]) – 2:54
 #"[[Man In A Suitcase]]" – 2:19
-#"[[Shadows In The Rain]]" – 5:02
+#"[[Shadows In The Rain (song)|Shadows In The Rain]]" – 5:02
-#"[[The Other Way Of Stopping]]" (Copeland) – 3:22
+#"[[The Other Way Of Stopping]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:22
 =Singles released=
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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.
 =Charts=
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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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 | Grammy Awards
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 =Quotations and trivia=
-''This section needs more information.''
+==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]]:
+* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]]
+* [[Driven To Tears]]
+* [[When The World Is Running Down]]
+* [[Canary In A Coalmine]]
+* [[Voices Inside My Head]]
+* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]]
+* [[Man In A Suitcase]]
+* [[Shadows In The Rain]]
+* [[I Burn For You]]
+* [[Demolition Man]]
+* ([[Consider Me Gone]]) (this might have been a faulty memory / mis-interpretation by [[Nigel Gray]] - possibly referring to [[Shadows In The Rain]])
+[[Stewart Copeland]]:
+* [[Bombs Away]]
+* [[The Other Way Of Stopping]]
+[[Andy Summers]]:
+* [[Behind My Camel]]
+* [[Friends]]
+==Ads==
+UK ad:
+[[Image:1980_10_04_Music_Week_ad.jpg|80px]]
+German ads:
+[[Image:1980_10_Sounds_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1980_10_MM_ad.jpg|80px]]
+Greek ad:
+[[Image:1980_11_Pop_Rok_11.jpg|80px]]
+Japanese ads:
+[[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]]
+New Zealand ad:
+[[Image:1980_11_Rip_It_Up_Zenyatta_ad.jpg|80px]]
+Australian ad:
+[[Image:1981_02_19_Rolling_Stone_AUS_06.jpg|80px]]
+ads from Argentina:
+[[Image:1981_01_Pelo_06.jpg|80px]] [[Image:Pelo_Zenyatta_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:Pelo_Zenyatta_ad_2.jpg|80px]]
+==Artwork==
+[[Image:Zenyatta_Mondatta_artwork_band_Toni_Carbo.jpg|150px]] [[Image:Zenyatta_Mondatta_artwork_background_Toni_Carbo.jpg|150px]]
 =See also=
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 =References=
-Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=&a=2&id=31 Discography, Zenyatta Mondatta].
+* Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=&a=2&id=31 Discography, Zenyatta Mondatta].
+* Police, The. ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
-Police, The. ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. (1979) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
+*Secretjourney81. [http://www.angelfire.com/realm/secretjourney81/Police/Albsales.htm Album Sales Figures].
+* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenyatt%C3%A0_Mondatta Zenyatta Mondatta].
-Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenyatt%C3%A0_Mondatta Zenyatta Mondatta].
-[[Category:Zenyatta Mondatta]]
+[[Category:Studio albums (The Police)]]

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Introduction

Personnel

Track listing

Singles released

Variants, special editions and re-releases

Charts

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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Certifications

Quotations and trivia

Trivia

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