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The barriers people build in relationships and the desire to break them down.
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7 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Sting
Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, bassist and songwriter whose early experience included jazz groups in northeast England. After recording with the Police, he developed a solo career with The Dream of the Blue Turtles, working with musicians including Branford Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland. Nothing Like the Sun and Ten Summoner's Tales continued an interest in varied rhythms and narrative songwriting. Later projects include the John Dowland repertoire of Songs from the Labyrinth, made with lutenist Edin Karamazov.
Artist background sources
Sting: official biography
Supports northeast England jazz background, separate Police/solo careers, named solo albums and collaborators, and Dowland project; no current tour or cumulative sales claims retained. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
1985
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
StingReported release: 1985Date needs verification
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Sting's first solo single after leaving The Police, exploring themes of freedom in relationships.
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Sting's solo effort explores love as a powerful, recurring force in life.
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Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, bassist and songwriter whose early experience included jazz groups in northeast England. After recording with the Police, he developed a solo career with The Dream of...
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Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, bassist and songwriter whose early experience included jazz groups in northeast England. After recording with the Police, he developed a solo career with The Dream of...
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Sting wrote the song after buying a house near a barley field in England.
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Sting, born Gordon Sumner, is an English singer, bassist and songwriter whose early experience included jazz groups in northeast England. After recording with the Police, he developed a solo career with The Dream of...
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