Behind My Camel

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"Behind My Camel"
LP cover
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.

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
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta 1980-10-03 UK

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
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7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Dedododo japan.jpg 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
Stub.gif 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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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
1982 Best Rock Instrumental Performance Grammy Award Rock

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
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.