Roxanne
The Police | Artist Essentials
First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original 1978 Police studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The light verse rhythm makes the sudden lift of the refrain especially clear.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
The original Police studio recording belongs to the documented 1978 single and album release cycle. Year precision is used; no album day is assigned to an earlier single.
Recording: Original 1978 Police studio recording
Credit: The Police
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Roxanne
Roxanne original single - official discography
Original red-telephone-sleeve single and Peanuts B-side explicitly in 1978; later releases and Sting solo live arrangements are separately discussed. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Outlandos d'Amour - official Sting/Police album archive
Original album tracklist and studio recording discussion, read in the public discography body. The official studio index separately supports 1978. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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Original Police single and debut-album identity reviewed; Sting solo reinterpretations have a separate performer credit.
Roxanne original single - official discography
Original red-telephone-sleeve single and Peanuts B-side explicitly in 1978; later releases and Sting solo live arrangements are separately discussed. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About The Police
The Police brought together Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland in a trio whose music combined elements of punk, reggae and rock. Their five studio albums appeared between 1978 and 1983, from Outlandos d'Amour to Synchronicity. The playing often depended on space between the guitar, bass and drums, while Ghost in the Machine added denser keyboard and horn layers. Sting's subsequent solo recordings and the members' other projects have their own credits, separate from the group's studio catalog.
Artist background sources
The Police - official studio catalog and original years
The original five albums are explicitly dated 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983. Their original tracklists are separated from the 2018 box and later bonus disc. Names the trio and describes its punk and reggae vocabulary. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Ghost in the Machine - official Sting/Police album archive
Original album tracklist and studio recording discussion, read in the public discography body. The official studio index separately supports 1981. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Synchronicity - official Sting/Police album archive
Original album tracklist and studio recording discussion, read in the public discography body. The official studio index separately supports 1983. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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