Behind My Camel
| "Behind My Camel" | |
|---|---|
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1980-10-03 |
| Recorded: | 1980-07-07 - 1980-08-07 |
| Length: | 2:53 |
| Album(s): | Zenyatta Mondatta |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Andy Summers |
| Producer(s): | The Police, Nigel Gray |
| Studio(s): | Wisseloord Studios |
| Released as single? | B-SIDE |
"Behind My Camel" is a song written by Andy Summers and recorded by The Police in 1980.
Contents
About the song
This song is an instrumental song played by Andy Summers.
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
Behind My Camel appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Zenyatta Mondatta | 1980-10-03 | UK |
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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AMP-713 | "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese version)"/"Behind My Camel" | 1981-01-21 | Japan |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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Video or dvd title | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| 1982 | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Grammy Award | Rock |
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...) |
Quotations and trivia
Sting hated this song. He even took the tape and hid it in the studio (stories about him burying it in the studio's garden are certainly exaggerated). Andy Summers was forced to play bass and guitar on the song.
In 1982-09 Guitar Player Andy remembers how he composed the song:
"I worked out the melody on an organ. It might have come out of my playing to a drum box: I got this machine that was set to bossa nova plus rock one and tango rhythms. I wrote that tune in Ireland about three months before we recorded the album."
Alternative and cover versions
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See also
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External links
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References
- Police, The. Zenyatta Mondatta. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
