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Every Breath You Take is a Alternative rock act. Their sound grew out of Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Béla Bartók, Billy Preston and Robert Fripp. Those roots explain a lot about how Every Breath You Take arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Billie Jean, It's My Life, Losing My Religion and Breakfast in America, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Righteous Brothers, Henry Mancini, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Every Breath You Take, reaching back through Billy Joel and forward to The Righteous Brothers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band the Police from their fifth and final studio album Synchronicity (1983). Written by Sting, the single was the biggest American and Canadian hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks, and the Canadian RPM chart for two weeks. Their fifth UK No. 1, "Every Breath You Take" topped the UK singles chart for four weeks. It also reached the top 10 in numerous other countries. In May 2019, the song was recognised by BMI as being the most played song in radio history.
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Every Breath You Take grew out of Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Béla Bartók and Billy Preston, shares an orbit with Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Billie Jean, It's My Life and Losing My Religion, went on to shape The Righteous Brothers, Henry Mancini, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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