Don't Stand So Close To Me (song)

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"Don't Stand So Close To Me"
Cover art of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" 7" single
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1980-09-19 (single)
Recorded: July 7, 1980-August 7, 1980
Length: 4:04
Album(s): Zenyatta Mondatta
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Wisseloord Studios
Released as single? YES

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1980.

About the song

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Personnel

Release History

Albums

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta 1980-10-03 UK

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
1982-dontstandsoclosetome.jpg AMS 7564 "Don't Stand So Close To Me"/"Friends" 1980-MM-DD UK
Dontusa.jpg AM 2301 "Don't Stand So Close To Me"/"A Sermon" 1980-MM-DD USA
Police-dontstandsoclosetome-ams9001.gif AMS 9001 "Don't Stand So Close To Me"/"Friends" 1980-MM-DD Italy
1982-dontstandsoclosetome.jpg PAMS 7564 F "Don't Stand So Close To Me"/"Friends" 1980-MM-DD Portugal

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) 1979-12-01 Country

Video

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
1982 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" Grammy Award 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

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only. 

Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside her there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking - she's so close now
This girl is half his age

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabakov

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

Alternative versions


Cover versions

A cover version of Don't Stand So Close To Me appears on the following album release:

Cover art Artist Album title Release date Release country
Vinyl.png Louchie Lou / Michie One Reggatta Mondatta Volume II 1998-06-30 ??
Vinyl.png music students incl. Stewart Copeland Rock School 2005-MM-DD USA

See also

External links

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References

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