Synchronicity II (song)
| "Synchronicity II" | |
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| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1983
1984-01-25 (Japan 12") |
| Recorded: | December 1982 / January 1983 |
| Length: | 5:02 |
| Album(s): | Synchronicity |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Hugh Padgham & The Police |
| Studio(s): | AIR Studios |
| Released as single? | YES |
"Synchronicity II" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1983.
Contents
About the song
There's an early mix from AIR Studios which is a bit different to the LP version.
The instrumental middle part is still "empty", with no guitar feedback bits...
Personnel
Release History
Albums
Synchronicity II appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Synchronicity | 1983-06-01 | USA |
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "Song"(s) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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AM 153 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-10-28 | UK |
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AM 2571 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | YYYY-MM-DD | USA |
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AMS 9747 | "Synchronicity II"/"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)" | YYYY-MM-DD | The Netherlands |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMX 153 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-10-28 | UK |
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AMP-12001 | "Synchronicity II"/"Once Upon A Daydream" | 1983-MM-DD | Japan |
Video
"Synchronicity II" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
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Every Breath You Take: The Videos | 1986-MM-DD | Country |
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Every Breath You Take: The DVD | 2003-04-07 | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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| 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.
Ooooooooh... Ooooooooh... Ooooooooh... Ooooooooh... Another suburban family morning Grandmother screaming at the wall We have to shout above the din of our Rice Krispies We can't hear anything at all Mother chants her litany of boredom and frustration But we know all her suicides are fake Daddy only stares into the distance There's only so much more that he can take Many miles away Something crawls from the slime At the bottom of a dark Scottish lake Another industrial ugly morning The factory belches filth into the sky He walks unhindered through the picket lines today He doesn't think to wonder why The secretaries pout and preen like cheap tarts in a red light street But all he ever thinks to do is watch And every single meeting with his so-called superior Is a humiliating kick in the crotch Many miles away Something crawls to the surface Of a dark Scottish loch Another working day has ended Only the rush hour hell to face Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes Contestants in a suicidal race Daddy grips the wheel and stares alone into the distance He knows that something somewhere has to break He sees the family home now looming in the headlights The pain upstairs that makes his eyeballs ache Many miles away There's a shadow on the door Of a cottage on the shore Of a dark Scottish lake Many miles away Many miles away Many miles away Many miles away Many miles away Many miles away...
Quotations and trivia
In One Two Testing magazine (December 1983) Andy Summers explains how the guitars were recorded. He used the Stratocaster, double tracked twice, with maybe a Les Paul in one place. He recorded the basic track, overdubbed one section and then took out the original in that part.
The middle part (The Loch) was recorded with the Stratocaster and two Marshalls full up. Andy put the headphones on waiting for the control room to run the track for him. He started messing with the feedback - six minutes of screeching - not knowing that the tape was already rolling.
So a part of this six minutes of feedback was used for the middle of Synchronicity II.
Another guitar part was not used: The Police intended to record a link between Synchronicity I and Synchronicity II - Andy detuned his guitar synth to C sharp and produced a great wash of sound. There was an acoustic on top, a few cymbals and an oboe. It didn't work too well and Miles Copeland said it was too psychedelic...
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Alternative and cover versions
A cover version of Synchronicity II appears on the following album release:
| Cover art | Artist | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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No Motiv | Policia! A Tribute To The Police | 2005-MM-DD | USA |
See also
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External links
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References
- Police, The. Synchronicity. (1983) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
- Police, The. Synchronicity II.
- Wikipedia. Synchronicity II.
- UK magazines (Synchronicity II release date)
