The Very Best of Sting & The Police

The Very Best of...
Sting & The Police
The Very Best of... ; Sting & The Police
Greatest hits album by Sting and the Police
Released	3 November 1997 (original); 18 February 2002 (update)
Genres	New wave, rock
Length	63:03
Label	A&M
Producers	Hugh Padgham, Sean "Puffy" Combs
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	The Very Best of.... Sting & The Police (2002)

The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by A&M Records on 3 November 1997,^[4] containing a mix of Police songs and Sting's solo works.^[5] It originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs. The album was reissued in 1998 by PolyGram International^[6] with "Russians" removed and three added tracks: "Seven Days", "Fragile", and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". The original European version issued by A&M Records of this compilation instead included these tracks without removing "Russians".

Released3 November 1997 (original)
18 February 2002 (update)

GenresNew wave, rock

Length63:03

LabelA&M

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In 2002, an updated edition was released by Universal^[7] with several track changes: the songs "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "Russians", and "Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)" are omitted, with the songs "Brand New Day", "Desert Rose", and "So Lonely" in their place. "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" were recorded after the original 1997 Very Best Of, being from the 1999 album Brand New Day.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Message in a Bottle"		Reggatta de Blanc (1979)	4:49
2.	"Can't Stand Losing You"		Outlandos d'Amour (1978)	2:58
3.	"Englishman in New York"		...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)	4:25
4.	"Every Breath You Take"		Synchronicity (1983)	4:13
5.	"Walking on the Moon"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:59
6.	"Fields of Gold"		Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)	3:40
7.	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"		Ghost in the Machine (1981)	4:20
8.	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"		The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)	4:14
9.	"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (edit)		Mercury Falling (1996)	4:29
10.	"Russians"	Sting Sergei Prokofiev	The Dream of the Blue Turtles	3:57
11.	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"		Ten Summoner's Tales	4:29
12.	"When We Dance" (edit)		Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 (1994)	4:17
13.	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"		Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)	4:03
14.	"Roxanne"		Outlandos d'Amour	3:12
15.	"Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix)		Previously unreleased	4:33
Total length:				63:03

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Message in a Bottle"	Reggatta de Blanc	4:49
2.	"Can't Stand Losing You"	Outlandos d'Amour	2:58
3.	"Englishman in New York"	...Nothing Like the Sun	4:25
4.	"Every Breath You Take"	Synchronicity	4:13
5.	"Seven Days"	Ten Summoner's Tales	4:39
6.	"Walking on the Moon"	Reggatta de Blanc	4:59
7.	"Fields of Gold"	Ten Summoner's Tales	3:40
8.	"Fragile"	...Nothing Like the Sun	3:54
9.	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"	Ghost in the Machine	4:20
10.	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"	Zenyatta Mondatta	4:09
11.	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"	The Dream of the Blue Turtles	4:14
12.	"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (edit)	Mercury Falling	4:29
13.	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"	Ten Summoner's Tales	4:29
14.	"When We Dance" (edit)	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994	4:17
15.	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"	Zenyatta Mondatta	4:03
16.	"Roxanne"	Outlandos d'Amour	3:12
17.	"Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix)	Previously unreleased	4:33
Total length:			75:47

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
18.	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (Japanese version)	Sting Reiko Yukawa	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" Japanese single	4:00
Total length:				79:47

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Message in a Bottle"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:50
2.	"Can't Stand Losing You"		Outlandos d'Amour	3:00
3.	"Englishman in New York"		...Nothing Like the Sun	4:28
4.	"Every Breath You Take"		Synchronicity	4:12
5.	"Seven Days"		Ten Summoner's Tales	4:39
6.	"Walking on the Moon"		Reggatta de Blanc	4:59
7.	"Fields of Gold"		Ten Summoner's Tales	3:40
8.	"Fragile"		...Nothing Like the Sun	3:54
9.	"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"		Ghost in the Machine	4:20
10.	"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"		Zenyatta Mondatta	4:09
11.	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"		The Dream of the Blue Turtles	4:14
12.	"Brand New Day"		Brand New Day (1999)	6:22
13.	"Desert Rose" (featuring Cheb Mami)	Sting Cheb Rabah	Brand New Day	4:47
14.	"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"		Ten Summoner's Tales	4:30
15.	"When We Dance"		Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994	4:18
16.	"Don't Stand So Close to Me"		Zenyatta Mondatta	4:00
17.	"Roxanne"		Outlandos d'Amour	3:10
18.	"So Lonely"		Outlandos d'Amour	4:47
Total length:				78:34

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[37]	Platinum	60,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[38]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[39]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BRMA)^[40]	Platinum	50,000^*
France (SNEP)^[41]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[42]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[43]	Gold	10,000^*
Italy (FIMI)^[44]	Gold	30,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)^[45]	Gold	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[46]	Gold	7,500^{^}
Spain (Promusicae)^[47]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[48]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[49]	5× Platinum	1,500,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[50]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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