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The Very Best of...
Sting & The Police
Greatest hits album by
Sting and the Police
Released3 November 1997 (original)
18 February 2002 (update)
Genre New wave, rock
Length63:03
Label A&M
Producer Hugh Padgham, Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sting chronology
Mercury Falling
(1996) 		The Very Best of... Sting & The Police
(1997) 		Brand New Day
(1999)
The Police chronology
Live!
(1995) 		The Very Best of... Sting & The Police
(1997) 		The Police
(2007)
2002 updated edition
The Very Best of.... Sting & The Police (2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by A&M Records on 3 November 1997, [3] containing a mix of Police songs and Sting's solo works. [4] It originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song " Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs. The album was reissued in 1998 by PolyGram International [5] with " Russians" removed and three added tracks: "Seven Days", " Fragile", and " De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". The original European version issued by A&M Records of this compilation instead included these tracks without removing " Russians".

In 2002, an updated edition was released by Universal [6] with several track changes: the songs " Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "Russians", and "Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)" are omitted, with the songs " Brand New Day", " Desert Rose", and " So Lonely" in their place. "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" were recorded after the original 1997 Very Best Of, being from the 1999 album Brand New Day.

Track listing

A&M (1997)

  1. " Message in a Bottle" – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
  2. " Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:58 from Outlandos d'Amour
  3. " Englishman in New York" – 4:25 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  4. " Every Breath You Take" – 4:13 from Synchronicity
  5. " Walking on the Moon" – 4:59 from Reggatta de Blanc
  6. " Fields of Gold" – 3:40 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  7. " Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
  8. " If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  9. " Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (Edit) 4:29 from Mercury Falling
  10. " Russians" – 3:57 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  11. " If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:29 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  12. " When We Dance" (Edit) – 4:17 from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
  13. " Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  14. " Roxanne" – 3:12 from Outlandos d'Amour
  15. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) – 4:33 Previously unreleased

PolyGram International (1998)

  1. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 2:58 from Outlandos d'Amour
  3. "Englishman in New York" – 4:25 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  4. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:13 from Synchronicity
  5. "Seven Days" – 4:39 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  6. "Walking on the Moon" – 4:59 from Reggatta de Blanc
  7. "Fields of Gold" – 3:40 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  8. " Fragile" – 3:54 from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
  10. " De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:09 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14 from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  12. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (Edit)" - 4:29 from Mercury Falling
  13. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:29 from Ten Summoner's Tales
  14. "When We Dance (Edit)" – 4:17 from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
  15. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:03 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  16. "Roxanne" – 3:12 from Outlandos d'Amour
  17. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) – 4:33 Previously unreleased

Japanese version bonus single

  1. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (Japanese version)

Universal (2002)

  1. "Message in a Bottle" – 4:50
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" – 3:00
  3. "Englishman in New York" – 4:28
  4. "Every Breath You Take" – 4:12
  5. "Seven Days" – 4:39
  6. "Walking on the Moon" – 5:03
  7. "Fields of Gold" – 3:40
  8. "Fragile" – 3:54
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:21
  10. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" – 4:08
  11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:15
  12. " Brand New Day" – 6:22
  13. " Desert Rose" featuring Cheb Mami – 4:47
  14. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – 4:30
  15. "When We Dance" – 4:18
  16. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – 4:00
  17. "Roxanne" – 3:10
  18. " So Lonely" – 4:47

Additional personnel

"Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix)

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for The Very Best of Sting & The Police
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina ( CAPIF) [35] Platinum 60,000^
Australia ( ARIA) [36] Gold 35,000^
Austria ( IFPI Austria) [37] Gold 25,000*
Belgium ( BEA) [38] Platinum 50,000*
France ( SNEP) [39] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany ( BVMI) [40] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong ( IFPI Hong Kong) [41] Gold 10,000*
Italy ( FIMI) [42] Gold 30,000*
Japan ( RIAJ) [43] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [44] Gold 7,500^
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [45] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland) [46] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom ( BPI) [47] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States ( RIAA) [48] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  5. ^ 1998/PolyGram International version on AllMusic
  6. ^ 2002/Universal version on AllMusic
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