– This is one of the most misinterpreted songs ever. It is about an obsessive stalker, but it sounds like a love song. Some people even used it as their wedding song. The Police frontman Sting wrote it after separating from his first wife, Frances Tomelty.
About The Song
– This won Grammys in 1984 for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance By Duo Or Group With Vocal.
– In America, this was the biggest hit of 1983, according to Billboard’s year-end chart. It stayed at #1 for eight weeks, longer than any other song that year (Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” was #2, with a seven-week stay).
– Sting knew this would be the band’s biggest hit when he wrote it, even if he didn’t think he was breaking new ground. In Rolling Stone magazine, he said: “‘Every Breath You Take’ is an archetypal song. If you have a major chord followed by a relative minor, you’re not original.”
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Lyric
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Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I’ll be watching you
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I’ll be watching youOh, can’t you see you belong to me?
How my poor heart aches with every step you takeEvery move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I’ll be watching youSince you’ve gone, I’ve been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around, but it’s you I can’t replace
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby, pleaseMm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mmOh, can’t you see you belong to me?
How my poor heart aches with every step you takeEvery move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you
Every move you make
Every step you take
I’ll be watching youI’ll be watching you
(Every breath you take)
(Every move you make)
(Every bond you break)
(Every step you take)
I’ll be watching you(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I’ll be watching you(Every move you make)
(Every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake)
(Every claim you stake)
I’ll be watching you(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I’ll be watching you(Every breath you take)
(Every move you make)
(Every bond you break)
(Every step you take)
I’ll be watching you(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I’ll be watching you(Every move you make)
(Every vow you break)
(Every smile you fake)
(Every claim you stake)
I’ll be watching you(Every single day)
(Every word you say)
(Every game you play)
(Every night you stay)
I’ll be watching you