Spirits in the Material World

Spirits in the Material World

Infobox Single
Name = Spirits in the Material World



Artist = The Police
from Album = Ghost in the Machine
Released = 1981
Format = vinyl record (7")
Recorded = 1981
Genre = New Wave
Length = 2:58
Label = A&M - AMS 8194
Writer = Sting
Producer = Stewart Copeland,
Sting,
Andy Summers
Chart position =
  • #12 (UK)
    NoReviews = Yes
    Last single = "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981)
    This single = "Spirits in The Material World" (1981)
    Next single = "Secret Journey" (1982)
    Misc = Extra tracklisting
    Album = Ghost in the Machine
    Type = studio
    prev_track =
    prev_no =
    this_track = "Spirits in the Material World"
    track_no = 1
    next_track = "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
    next_no = 2
    Extra tracklisting
    Album = Greatest Hits
    Type = compilation
    prev_track = "Invisible Sun"
    prev_no = 11
    this_track = "Spirits in the Material World"
    track_no = 12
    next_track = "Synchronicity II"
    next_no = 13
    Extra album cover
    Upper caption = Alternate covers
    Background = khaki



    Lower caption = U.S. 7-Inch Single cover

    "Spirits in the Material World" is a song by new wave trio The Police, written by Sting. It is the opening track for their 1981 album "Ghost in the Machine". The song features bass, guitar, synthesizer, drums, saxophone, and vocals. It has Jamaican Ska beat which changes to a swaggering rock beat in the chorus. It was released as a single in 1982 and reached #11 in the US.

    Credits

    *Sting - Bass, synthesizer, saxophone, lead vocals, backing vocals
    *Andy Summers - Guitar, piano, backing vocals
    *Stewart Copeland - Drums

    Cover versions

    In 1995, reggae artist Pato Banton covered the song for the soundtrack to "". Sting is featured in the song. The song entered the UK charts at #36 in January 1996 and stayed there for two weeks.

    Also, the Puerto Rican metal band Puya did a Spanish-language version called "Almas" for the Police tribute album Outlandos d'Americas.

    Track listing

    7": A&M / AMS 8194 (UK)

    # "Spirits In The Material World" -2:59
    # "Low Life" - 3:45

    7": A&M / AM 2390 (US)

    # "Spirits In The Material World" - 3:01
    # "Flexible Strategies" - 3:44


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