"Message in a Bottle" is a song by British rock band the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc. Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sti
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, known as Sting, is an English musician, songwriter and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for the rock band the Police. He launched a solo caree
Message in a Bottle (The Police song)
…the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. Having received no response for a…
Sting performing at the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival
Wallsend shipyard on the River Tyne in 1964, near where Sting grew up. His childhood experiences and the local shipbuilding industry were the inspiration for his 2014 musical The Last Ship, which is also set in Wallsend.
Sting in 1979
Sting performing in Norway in 1985