Born Gordon Matthew Sumner in Wallsend, Northumberland. His mother was Audrey, and his father was Ernest. He received his name Sting from his striped sweater in which Gordon Solomon said that he looked like a bee. Primarily a musician, he worked in the band The Police until 1984, when he went solo...See full bio »
2013The 55th Annual Grammy Awards
(TV movie)
(writer: "Walking on the Moon" / performer: "Locked Out of Heaven", "Walking on the Moon", "Could You Be Loved")
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The Delivery
(2011)
(writer: "Shape Of My Heart" / performer: "Shape Of My Heart")
2011Just Go with It
(writer: "So Lonely", "Roxanne", "Driven to Tears", "Canary in a Coalmine", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Love Is the Seventh Wave", "Every Breath You Take", "Next to You", "You Still Touch Me" / performer: "Love Is the Seventh Wave", "You Still Touch Me" / performer: "Every Car You Chase" / as The Snow Police)
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Phyllis' Wedding
(2007)
(writer: "Roxanne", "Message in a Bottle", "Every Breath You Take", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Fields of Gold")
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Casino Night
(2006)
(writer: "Don't Stand So Close To Me")
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Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood
(2001)
(writer: "Every Breath You Take/Theme from Peter Gunn Mr. Ruggerio's Remix" - uncredited)
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Full Leather Jacket
(2000)
(writer: "Fields of Gold" - uncredited / performer: "Fields of Gold" - uncredited)
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Pilot
(1999)
(writer: "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" - uncredited / performer: "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" - uncredited)
2000The Emperor's New Groove
(music: "My Funny Friend and Me", "Perfect World / Perfect World Reprise" / lyrics: "My Funny Friend and Me", "Perfect World / Perfect World Reprise" / performer: "My Funny Friend and Me" / producer: "Perfect World / Perfect World Reprise")
2000Red Planet
(writer: "When the World Is Running Down You Can't Go Wrong", "A Thousand Years" / performer: "A Thousand Years")
2000Greenfingers
(writer: "Twenty Five To Midnight" / performer: "Twenty Five To Midnight")
2000Dolphins
(documentary short)
(writer: "Be Still My Beating Heart", "The Dolphin Song", "Englishman in New York", "Every Breath You Take", "Fields of Gold", "Fill Her Up", "Ghost Story", "Straight To My Heart", "When We Dance" / performer: "Be Still My Beating Heart", "The Dolphin Song", "Englishman in New York", "Every Breath You Take", "Fields of Gold", "Fill Her Up", "Ghost Story", "Straight To My Heart", "When We Dance")
2000Otto - Der Katastrofenfilm
(music: "Friesenjung Englishman in N.Y." / lyrics: "Friesenjung Englishman in N.Y.")
2000The Legend of Rita
(performer: "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free")
2000Sting: The Brand New Day Tour - Live from the Universal Amphitheatre
(video documentary)
(writer: "A Thousand Years", "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "After The Rain Has Fallen", "We'll Be Together", "Perfect Love...Gone Wrong", "Seven Days", "Fill Her Up", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Ghost Story", "Moon Over Bourbon Street", "Englishman In New York", "Brand New Day", "Tomorrow We'll See", "Desert Rose", "Every Breath You Take", "Lithium Sunset", "Message In A Bottle", "Fragile" / performer: "A Thousand Years", "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "After The Rain Has Fallen", "We'll Be Together", "Perfect Love...Gone Wrong", "Seven Days", "Fill Her Up", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Ghost Story", "Moon Over Bourbon Street", "Englishman In New York", "Brand New Day", "Tomorrow We'll See", "Desert Rose", "Every Breath You Take", "Lithium Sunset", "Message In A Bottle", "Fragile")
1996Sånt är livet
(music: "Every Breath You Take" / lyrics: "Every Breath You Take")
1996Blue Rodeo
(TV movie)
(writer: "Shape of My Heart")
1996The Truth About Cats & Dogs
(writer: "The Bed's Too Big Without You" / performer: "The Bed's Too Big Without You" / producer: "The Bed's Too Big Without You")
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Starlings
(1988)
(writer: "We'll Be Together" - uncredited)
1988Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation
(TV special documentary)
(writer: "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "They Dance Alone Cueca Solo", "Every Breath You Take", "Message In A Bottle" / performer: "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "They Dance Alone Cueca Solo", "Every Breath You Take", "Message In A Bottle")
1988Stars and Bars
(writer: "An Englishman in New York" / performer: "An Englishman in New York")
1987Someone to Watch Over Me
(performer: "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" / arranger: "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME")
1987Dudes
(writer: "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free")
1982Brimstone & Treacle
(performer: "Only You" - uncredited, "Spread a Little Happiness", "Brimstone 2", "Brimstone & Treacle", "Narration", "You know i had the strangest dream")
For me they are pop songs. Beautiful melodies, fantastic lyrics, great accompaniments. I feel that my job as a pop artist is to develop as a musician, and to bring into my sphere elements that aren't necessarily pop, more complex intervals, complex time signatures. (On performing the music of John Dowland on his album "Songs From The Labyrinth")
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