Truth Hits Everybody (remix)
| "Truth Hits Everybody" | |
|---|---|
 Kim Turner's studio reference tape | |
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1983-05-16 |
| Length: | 3:30 |
| Album(s): | Flexible Strategies |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | The Police |
| Studio(s): | Marcus Recording Studios |
| Released as single? | B-SIDE |
"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police on 1983-05-16.
Contents
About the song
Although it's named "remix" this song is actually a re-recording of the 1978 original. The Police toyed with this song a lot. They played the normal fast version for a few years before experimenting with a much slower tempo. In May 1981 they jammed at Surrey Sound Studios with the plan to record a b-side for an upcoming single. Again they played a slower version, not unlike this version which appeared as a b-side in 1983.
This "remix" was recorded at Marcus Recording Studios in London on 1983-05-16. The Police did two takes - the second one was released as a 7" single b-side in 1983.
The song was left of the Message In A Box set and made its first CD appearance on the Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings / Flexible Strategies compilation in 2018. It's also featured on the Synchronicity box set that was released on 2024-07-26 - including with the first take they recorded on 1983-05-16.
Personnel
- Sting – bass guitar, vocals
- Andy Summers – guitar
- Stewart Copeland – drums
Stewart Copeland doesn't remember playing it. Jeff Seitz thinks that the drum sounds are from a Synclavier, which was Sting's preferred choice of instrument in later years - but in 1983 it might as well have been an Oberheim DMX (Stewart used a Fairlight). The guitar part doesn't quite sound like it's Andy...
Release History
Albums
Truth Hits Everybody (remix) appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
 
|
Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings / Flexible Strategies | 2018-11-16 | UK |
Singles
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AM 117 | "Every Breath You Take"/"Murder By Numbers"/"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)"/"Man In A Suitcase (live)" | 1983-MM-DD | UK |
|
AMS 9747 | "Synchronicity II"/"Truth Hits Everybody (remix)" | 1983-MM-DD | The Netherlands |
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean Strange waking dreams before my eyes unfold You lay there sleeping like an open doorway I stepped outside myself and felt so cold Take a look at my new toy It'll blow your head in two, oh boy Truth hits everybody Truth hits everyone Oh, oh, oh Truth hits everybody Truth hits everyone Truth hits everybody Truth hits everyone I thought about it and my dream was broken I clutch at images like dying breath And I don't want to make a fuss about it The only certain thing in life is death
Quotations and trivia
Alternative and cover versions
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See also
External links
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References
source: Synchronicity box set (released on 2024-07-26) liner notes
