Wrapped Around Your Finger (song)

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"Wrapped Around Your Finger"
7" cover for most European countries
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1983-06-01 (USA LP release)

1984-01-25 (Japan 12")

Recorded: December 1982 / January 1983
Length: 5:13
Album(s): Synchronicity
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): Hugh Padgham & The Police
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat
Released as single? YES

"Wrapped Around Your Finger" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1982 / 1983.

About the song

There's an early mix from AIR Studios which is quite different to the LP version. Right at the start this early version features a lower keyboard noise that comes with the cymbal sound. The second time the main melody is played that lower keyboard plays another harmony that was muted for the LP version. During the fourth time the melody is played Sting makes some animal-like noises.

The guitar with echo right before "Mephistopheles" is missing from this early mix - not only here, but during the whole song.

The whole "Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" verse is really different - the early mix features another vocal take, there's an additional picking guitar played by Andy, the staccato guitar is missing (but played by a keyboard here), and last but not least the four note piano pattern in that verses second half is absent.

The next chorus also feels unfinished: guitars are missing, keyboards are louder etc.

The keyboard melody during the (shorter) fade out is echoed by Sting humming it, guitar parts are again missing here.

In 1992-04 Bass Player Sting remembers playing the Van Zalinge Bass combined with a Precision fretless.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

Wrapped Around Your Finger appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-synchronicity.jpg Synchronicity 1983-06-01 USA
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-MM-DD UK

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Wrapped red.jpg AM 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK
Wrapped blue.jpg AM 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK
Wrapped yellow.jpg AM 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK
Wrapped sting.jpg AMP 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK
Wrapped stewart.jpg AMP 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK
Wrapped andy.jpg AMP 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To" 1983-07-15 UK

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Wrapped 12inch.jpg AMX 127 "Wrapped Around Your Finger"/"Someone To Talk To"/"Message In A Bottle" (live)/"I Burn For You" 1983-07-15 UK

Video

"Wrapped Around Your Finger" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Police-everybreathyoutakethevideo.jpg Every Breath You Take: The Videos 1986-MM-DD Country
Police-everybreathyoutakethedvd.jpg Every Breath You Take: The DVD 2003-04-07 Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

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...)

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.

You consider me the young apprentice
Caught between the Scylla and Charibdes
Hypnotized by you if I should linger
Staring at the ring around your finger
I have only come here seeking knowledge
Things they would not teach me of in college
I can see the destiny you sold
Turned into a shining band of gold

I'll be wrapped around your finger
I'll be wrapped around your finger

Mephistopheles is not your name
But I know what you're up to just the same
I will listen hard to your tuition
And you will see it come to its fruition

I'll be wrapped around your finger
I'll be wrapped around your finger

Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air you'll never find me
I will turn your face to alabaster
Then you'll find your servant is your master

And you'll be wrapped around my finger
I'll be wrapped around your finger
You'll be wrapped around my finger
I'll be wrapped around your finger

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

Cover versions of Wrapped Around Your Finger appear on the following album releases:

Cover art Artist Album title Release date Release country
Reggatta Mondatta.jpg Jazz Jamaica feat. Courtney Pine Reggatta Mondatta 1997-MM-DD The Netherlands
Policia cover.jpg Underoath Policia! A Tribute To The Police 2005-MM-DD USA

See also

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External links

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References