Every breath you take was a song written by Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner. This was about the failure of his marriage to Frances. The song is about a man who cannot see that the relationship is over and continues to stalk the woman he loves. It was a huge hit and is found on the album Synchronicity by The Police, which is the band he was the lead vocalist for.

Answered by Jaya S , an ibibo Advisor, at 7:01 PM on March 16, 2008

Well Nitin, "Every Breath You Take" is a song written by Sting and originally performed by The Police. It was released on their 1983 album Synchronicity .

The single was one of the biggest of 1983, topping the UK charts for four weeks and the Billboard Music Charts (North America) for eight weeks. Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 1984 for "Every Breath You Take".

Originally thought to be about either angels, the government, or parents, the track was in fact written during the collapse of Sting's marriage to Frances Tomelty\

the lyrics are the words of a sinister, controlling character, who is watching "every breath you take / every move you make".

“ I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control. ”

However, this fact has often gone unnoticed, or is ignored, and hence the song is often taken to be a love song.Some even conjecture that the song is themed after jealousy.

For more detailed information , Visit the source site :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E very_Breath_You_Take

The lyrics are also very similar to the opening lines of a short story by science fiction author Judith Merrill titled "Whoever You Are".

Answered by alokgupta14 , an ibibo Guru, at 5:36 PM on March 13, 2008

"Every Breath You Take" is a song written by Sting and originally performed by The Police. It was released on their 1983 album Synchronicity. The single was one of the biggest of 1983, topping the UK charts for four weeks and the Billboard Music Charts (North America) for eight weeks. Sting won Song of the Year and The Police won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 1984 for "Every Breath You Take". The song ranks #84 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Originally thought to be about either angels, the government, or parents, the track was in fact written during the collapse of Sting's marriage to Frances Tomelty; the lyrics are the words of a sinister, controlling character, who is watching "every breath you take / every move you make".

“ I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control. ”
—Sting


However, this fact has often gone unnoticed, or is ignored, and hence the song is often taken to be a love song. Some even conjecture that the song is themed after jealousy.

The lyrics are also very similar to the opening lines of a short story by science fiction author Judith Merrill titled "Whoever You Are".

The lines "Every breath you take / every move you make" are also very similar to two lines from the Led Zeppelin song D'yer Mak'er from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy: "Every breath I take, oh oh oh oh oh / Every move I make."

"Every Breath You Take" is played by Sting's double bass, Andy's electric guitar, Stewart's drums, a group of four violinists, and a piano player.

[source : wikipedia]

Answered by Samrat , an ibibo Advisor, at 5:34 PM on March 13, 2008