The Police (album)

The Police
The Police
Compilation album by the Police
Released	5 June 2007
Recorded	February 1977 – February 1983
Genre	New wave; punk rock; rock;
Length	118:41
Label	A&M
Producer	The Police; Nigel Gray; Hugh Padgham;
The Police chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by the Police on 5 June 2007, to both celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut and accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. All the singles are included, with the exception of "Secret Journey" and '"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (though the original version of the latter from the album Zenyatta Mondatta is included). International editions contain two bonus tracks, "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc (which was originally released as a single as part of the Six Pack seven-inch singles collection in 1980) and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine. The band's non-studio album debut single, "Fall Out", originally recorded in 1977 (with the band's first guitarist Henry Padovani), is also included; other than Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.

The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting except where noted

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Fall Out"	Stewart Copeland	Non-album single, 1977	2:03
2.	"Can't Stand Losing You"		Outlandos d'Amour, 1978	2:58
3.	"Next to You"		Outlandos d'Amour	2:50
4.	"Roxanne"		Outlandos d'Amour	3:12
5.	"Truth Hits Everybody"		Outlandos d'Amour	2:55
6.	"Hole in My Life"		Outlandos d'Amour	4:49
7.	"So Lonely"		Outlandos d'Amour	4:49
8.	"Message in a Bottle"		Reggatta de Blanc, 1979	4:49
9.	"Reggatta de Blanc"	Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers	Reggatta de Blanc	3:14
10.	"Bring On the Night"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:16
11.	"Walking on the Moon"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:59
12.	"The Bed's Too Big Without You" (^[*])		Reggatta de Blanc	4:25
13.	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"		Zenyatta Mondatta, 1980	4:03
14.	"Driven to Tears"		Zenyatta Mondatta	3:21
15.	"Canary in a Coalmine"		Zenyatta Mondatta	2:27
Total length:				55:10

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"		Zenyatta Mondatta	4:10
2.	"Voices Inside My Head"		Zenyatta Mondatta	3:53
3.	"Invisible Sun"		Ghost in the Machine, 1981	3:44
4.	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"		Ghost in the Machine	4:20
5.	"Spirits in the Material World"		Ghost in the Machine	2:58
6.	"Demolition Man"		Ghost in the Machine	5:55
7.	"Rehumanize Yourself" (^[*])	Copeland, Sting	Ghost in the Machine	3:10
8.	"Every Breath You Take"		Synchronicity, 1983	4:14
9.	"Synchronicity I"		Synchronicity	3:22
10.	"Wrapped Around Your Finger"		Synchronicity	5:13
11.	"Walking in Your Footsteps"		Synchronicity	3:36
12.	"Synchronicity II"		Synchronicity	5:05
13.	"King of Pain"		Synchronicity	4:59
14.	"Murder by Numbers"	Sting, Summers	B-side of "Every Breath You Take", 1983; Synchronicity (cassette and CD versions)	4:33
15.	"Tea in the Sahara"		Synchronicity	4:19
Total length:				63:31 (118:41)

^ * Bonus tracks on UK edition.

Personnel

Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on "Fall Out", backing vocals
Sting – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, oboe, saxophone, synthesizer, harmonica on "So Lonely", drum machine on "Synchronicity I"
Andy Summers – guitar, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals (except on "Fall Out")
Henry Padovani – guitar solo on "Fall Out"
John Sinclair – piano on "Hole in My Life"
Jean Roussel – piano on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	16
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[8]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	78
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[11]	20
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[12]	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[13]	26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	4
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15]	8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[16]	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[17]	11
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[18]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[19]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	20
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	3
US Billboard 200^[23]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[24]	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[25]	71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[26]	57
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	74
US Billboard 200^[28]	176

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[29]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[30]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[31]	2× Platinum	30,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[32]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[33]	Gold	20,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Police: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
^ "The Police". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
^ Hasty, Katie (13 June 2007). "T-Pain Soars to No. 1 Ahead of Rihanna, McCartney". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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^ "Ultratop.be – The Police – The Police" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – The Police – The Police" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Top 40 Albums - 35 / 2007". Tracklisten. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Police – The Police" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Police – The Police" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2007. 30. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 25, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Italiancharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Police: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[2] "The Police". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.

[3] Hasty, Katie (13 June 2007). "T-Pain Soars to No. 1 Ahead of Rihanna, McCartney". Billboard. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[ac_Australia_The_Police-4] "Australiancharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Austria_The_Police-5] "Austriancharts.at – The Police – The Police" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Flanders_The_Police-6] "Ultratop.be – The Police – The Police" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_The_Police-7] "Ultratop.be – The Police – The Police" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Denmark2_The_Police-8] "Top 40 Albums - 35 / 2007". Tracklisten. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_The_Police-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – The Police – The Police" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Germany4_The_Police-10] "Offiziellecharts.de – The Police – The Police" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Hungary_-11] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2007. 30. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[ac_Ireland_The_Police-12] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 25, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Italy_The_Police-13] "Italiancharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_The_Police-14] "Charts.nz – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Norway_The_Police-15] "Norwegiancharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Poland_The_Police-16] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Portugal_The_Police-17] "Portuguesecharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[ac_Spain_The_Police-19] "Spanishcharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Sweden_The_Police-20] "Swedishcharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Police-21] "Swisscharts.com – The Police – The Police". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_UK2_-22] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_The_Police-23] "The Police Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[24] "Jaaroverzichten 2007". Ultratop. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[25] "Rapports Annuels 2007". Ultratop. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[26] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[27] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[28] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[BelgiumThe_PoliceThe_PolicealbumCertRef-29] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[CanadaThe_PoliceThe_PolicealbumCertRef-30] "Canadian album certifications – The Police – The Police". Music Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[IrelandThe_PoliceThe_PolicealbumCertRef-31] "The Irish Charts - 2007 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[New_ZealandThe_PoliceThe_PolicealbumCertRef-32] "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[NorwayThe_PoliceThe_PolicealbumCertRef-33] "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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v t e The Police
Sting Andy Summers Stewart Copeland Henry Padovani
Studio albums	Outlandos d'Amour Reggatta de Blanc Zenyatta Mondatta Ghost in the Machine Synchronicity
Live albums	Live! Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
Compilations	Every Breath You Take: The Singles Their Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Every Breath You Take: The Classics The Very Best of Sting & The Police The Police
Box sets	Six Pack Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings
Singles	"Fall Out" "Roxanne" "Can't Stand Losing You" "So Lonely" "Message in a Bottle" "Walking on the Moon" "Bring On the Night" "The Bed's Too Big Without You" "Don't Stand So Close to Me" "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" "Invisible Sun" "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" "Spirits in the Material World" "Secret Journey" "Every Breath You Take" "Wrapped Around Your Finger" "Synchronicity II" "King of Pain"
Other songs	"Next to You" "Reggatta de Blanc" "Driven to Tears" "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" "Behind My Camel" "Demolition Man" "Synchronicity I" "Tea in the Sahara"
Tours	Ghost in the Machine Tour Synchronicity Tour A Conspiracy of Hope Tour The Police Reunion Tour
Related articles	Discography Songs Strontium 90 Miles Copeland Strontium 90: Police Academy Brimstone & Treacle ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police Everyone Stares Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police
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