Ten weeks. That’s all it took for The Police to progress from their first UK No.1 single to their second. “Message In A Bottle” had achieved the feat on the finish of September 1979 and held on to the prize for totally three weeks. Then on December 8, that 12 months, “Walking On The Moon” soared like an area rocket from its No.6 entry the week earlier than to repeat the achievement.
After an unsure begin, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have been attending to be UK chart regulars by now, and the brand new single unseated Dr. Hook’s MOR-pop hit “When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman” to assert the highest spot. The opposite sizzling singles within the UK High 20 that week included the Gibson Brothers’ membership crossover “Que Sera Mi Vida” and the music extensively credited with being the primary mainstream rap hit, the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight.”
The bestsellers additionally included the primary main chart look by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of their days with the Vacationers, on their cowl of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want To Be With You”; and a uncommon singles chart look by Pink Floyd with “Another Brick In The Wall,” which might make The Police’s reign a brief one by changing it on the high seven days later.
Strolling across the room
Each of the Sting compositions that hit the UK summit got here from their massively common second album Reggatta de Blanc. The frontman had give you the concept behind the brand new hit when visiting German avant-garde composer Eberhard Schoener. The story goes that one morning, after a measure or two too lots of schnapps, he began buzzing a melody that had landed in his head and singing “I hope my legs don’t break, walking round the room.”
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The Police went on to movie the video for “Walking On The Moon,” because it turned, on the Kennedy House Middle, the place Copeland drummed on the fuselage of a rocket. The music went on to be a High 10 success within the Netherlands, France, and Australia.
Purchase or stream “Walking On The Moon” on the Reggatta de Blanc album.
