Shadows In The Rain (The Police song)

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"Shadows In The Rain"
LP cover
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1980-10-03
Recorded: 1980-07-07 - 1980-08-07
Length: 5:09
Album(s): Zenyatta Mondatta
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Wisseloord Studios
Released as single? NO

"Shadows In The Rain" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1980.

About the song

Sting recorded the demo for this song in Dublin in the summer of 1980. It's very similar to his solo version from The Dream Of The Blue Turtles. However it starts with all instruments (guitar / bass / drums) playing from the start - with the guitar playing what would become the keyboard part in the 1985 version. The demo version is even more swinging than the solo version and was a bit out of the "ordinary" The Police style (like Hole In My Life stood out on Outlandos d'Amour).

So while recording Zenyatta Mondatta The Police felt they had to police-fy the swinging tune to something that sounds more like The Police. And then Sting changed it back to his original vision on his first solo album.

(No idea if there's a full version of his demo out there - the version I've heard is cut after the first chorus. So I can't say for sure if the lyrics, music or structure changed later in the song)

Personnel

Release History

Albums

Shadows In The Rain appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta 1980-10-03 UK
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-MM-DD UK

Singles

CD Singles

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7" Singles

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12" Singles

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Video

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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Nominations

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Certifications

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Lyrics

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I woke up in my clothes again this morning
I don't know exactly where I am
And I should heed my doctor's warning
He does the best with me he can

He says I suffer from delusion
But I'm so confident I'm sane
It can't be an optical illusion
So how can you explain
Shadows in the rain

And if you see us on the corner
We're just dancing in the rain
I tell my friends there when I see them
Outside my window pane
Shadows in the rain

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

See also

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External links

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References

  • Police, The. Zenyatta Mondatta. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.