Every Breath You Take is a legendary rock classic that is also considered a tour de force and is the most memorable hit single from the band to this day. Still, the three members of the band were not able to play together anymore without fighting in a studio, behind the concert hall, or anywhere else. As a result, even during the recording of this song, the sound engineer had a tough time keeping everyone on the same page.
Every Breath You Take is a song by the rock band The Police, which was at the height of its popularity in 1983. This song sat at the top of the U.S. chart for eight weeks and on the U.K. chart for one month. After a troubled studio session between Sting, the lead singer of the band, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland, the three members decided to take a sabbatical, but it turned out to be permanent.
In truth, Every Breath You Take is more than a song that speaks about stalking; it's a song from the perspective of a stalker, so make sure you are not playing it at your wedding. The fundamental metaphor behind the song, according to Sting, was his complicated feelings about the internal dynamics of the band, especially with Stewart Copeland. In 2021, this song crossed more than 1 billion streams on Spotify music service, and then again in 2022, its music video on YouTube got 1 billion views. This particular song single-handedly had more impact on pop culture in 1983 than any other song. Every Breath You Take competed with the likes of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, David Bowie’s most successful album, Let’s Dance, and other artists such as Prince, Culture Club and still managed to be the top-selling single in 1983.
Mike Walker is your guitar teacher for online guitar lessons of Every Breath You Take. He is one of the most talented personalities that we have in our portfolio of music teachers. With over 30 years of experience, Mike has curated more than 1000 online guitar tutorials for various websites. In addition to this, he has also been part of 2 successful bands, and one of them went on to win Grammy’s unsigned band contest in 2005. Mike has divided this guitar chord lesson into 4 segments where he discusses the introduction, main riff of the song, verses, and finally, bridge, interlude, and arrangement.
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