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!  colspan="2" | <big>''Synchronicity''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-synchronicity.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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| [[1983-06-01]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| December 1982-February 1983
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 44:32
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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]], [[Hugh Padgham]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Air Studio]], Montserrat
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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 guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
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*[[Andy Summers]] – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Mother"
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*[[Stewart Copeland]] – drums, backing vocals
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=Track listing=
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CREDIT
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#"[[Synchronicity I]]" – 3:23
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#"[[Walking In Your Footsteps]]" – 3:36
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#"[[O My God]]" – 4:02
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#"[[Mother]]" ([[Andy Summers]]) – 3:05
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#"[[Miss Gradenko]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 2:00
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#"[[Synchronicity II]]" – 5:02
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#"[[Every Breath You Take]]" – 4:13
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#"[[King Of Pain]]" – 4:59
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#"[[Wrapped Around Your Finger]]" – 5:13
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#"[[Tea In The Sahara]]" – 4:19
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#"[[Murder By Numbers]]"* (Summers, Sting) – 4:36
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#*Not included on original LP release.
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=Singles released=
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*[[Every Breath You Take]] Released: 1983
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*[[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] Released: 1983
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*[[Synchronicity II]] Released: 1983
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*[[King Of Pain]] Released: 1984
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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''This section needs more information. Images may be included to illustrate alternative cover artwork.''
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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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| [[1983]]
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| The Billboard 200
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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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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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
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| 5
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v
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Club Play Singles
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| U.S.A.
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| 26
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
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| 33
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 1
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[King Of Pain]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 3
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 9
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 16
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock
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| U.S.A.
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| 9
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1984]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Adult Contemporary
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| U.S.A.
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| 13
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1984]]
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| "[[Wrapped Around Your Finger]]"
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| Billboard Hot 100
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| U.S.A.
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| 8
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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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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Every Breath You Take]]"
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| Grammy Awards
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| Song of the Year
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[1983]]
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| "[[Synchronicity II]]"
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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.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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|- 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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| Triple 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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| Quadruple Platinum
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|}
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=Quotations and trivia=
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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 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=33 Discography, Synchronicity].
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* Police, The. ''Synchronicity''. (1983) [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/Synchronicity_%28album%29 Synchronicity].
  
 
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Revision as of 09:43, 7 February 2008


Synchronicity
Police-album-synchronicity.jpg
Studio album by The Police
Released: 1983-06-01
Recorded: December 1982-February 1983
Length: 44:32
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): The Police, Hugh Padgham
Studio(s): Air Studio, Montserrat

Introduction

This section needs more information.

Personnel

Track listing

CREDIT

  1. "Synchronicity I" – 3:23
  2. "Walking In Your Footsteps" – 3:36
  3. "O My God" – 4:02
  4. "Mother" (Andy Summers) – 3:05
  5. "Miss Gradenko" (Stewart Copeland) – 2:00
  6. "Synchronicity II" – 5:02
  7. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13
  8. "King Of Pain" – 4:59
  9. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" – 5:13
  10. "Tea In The Sahara" – 4:19
  11. "Murder By Numbers"* (Summers, Sting) – 4:36
    • Not included on original LP release.

Singles released

Variants, special editions and re-releases

This section needs more information. Images may be included to illustrate alternative cover artwork.

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
1983 The Billboard 200 U.S.A. 1

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 5

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1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Club Play Singles U.S.A. 26
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 1
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 1
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 33
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 1
1983 "King Of Pain" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 3
1983 "Synchronicity II" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 9
1983 "Synchronicity II" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 16
1983 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 9
1984 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S.A. 13
1984 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Billboard Hot 100 U.S.A. 8

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Grammy Awards Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
1983 "Every Breath You Take" Grammy Awards Song of the Year
1983 "Synchronicity II" 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.S.A. RIAA Album Gold
U.S.A. RIAA Album Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Double Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Triple Platinum
U.S.A. RIAA Album Quadruple Platinum

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

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