Spirits In The Material World (song)
| "Spirits In The Material World" | |
|---|---|
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1981-12-04 (UK)
1982-02-21 (Japan) |
| Recorded: | 1981-06-20 - 1981-07-26 |
| Length: | 2:58 |
| Album(s): | Ghost In The Machine |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Hugh Padgham & The Police |
| Studio(s): | AIR Studios, Montserrat |
| Released as single? | YES |
"Spirits In The Material World" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1981.
Contents
About the song
There are a lot of different versions out there:
- ) Sting's demo
- ) The Police's LP / 7" version
- ) a videoclip version with Stewart's count-in at the start, without Sting's "oh" after the first few bars
- ) 1981-12-10 TV version (Kenny Everett Show / Top Of The Pops) - with added saxophone parts, different lead vocals and drums
There are also various versions of the song's re-recording by Sting and Pato Banton. There's also a version by Curved Air (!).
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
Spirits In The Material World appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ghost In The Machine | 1981-10-02 | UK |
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Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | 1993-MM-DD | UK |
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Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings | 2018-11-16 | UK |
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Ghost In The Machine (picture disc) | 2022-11-04 | worldwide |
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
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:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
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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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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
There is no political solution To our troubled evolution Have no faith in constitution There is no bloody revolution We are spirits in the material world Our so-called leaders speak With words they try to jail you They subjugate the meek But it's the rhetoric of failure We are spirits in the material world Where does the answer lie? Living from day to day If it's something we can't buy There must be another way We are spirits in the material world
Quotations and trivia
- In 1982-09 Guitar Player talks about the guitar sound: "Actually , that is just a guitar played up very high and plucked dry - you know, the palm on the string. I blended this with the setting on the Prophet-5 keyboard synthesizer to get that kind of sound."
- This song was featured in Season 8, Episode 6 of the television series American Horror Story.[1]
Alternative and cover versions
Alternative versions of Spirits In The Material World appear on the following album release:
| Cover art | Artist | Album title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pato Banton feat. Sting | Reggatta Mondatta | 1997-MM-DD | The Netherlands |
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Curved Air | North Star | 2014-17-03 | United Kingdom |
See also
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External links
References
- Police, The. Ghost In The Machine. (1981) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
