Don’t Stand So Close to Me
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"Don’t Stand So Close to Me" is a hit song by the British rock band The Police, known for its reggae-influenced sound and lyrics about a teacher’s inappropriate relationship with a student.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don't Stand So Close to Me | 0 |
| Don't Stand So Close to Me / Young Girl | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Zenyatta Mondatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alludesTo | Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| bSide | Friends ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greatest Hits (The Police compilation album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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reggae rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Don't Stand So Close to Me single cover ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
female student
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male teacher ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasVersion | Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | reggae ⓘ |
| isHitSingle | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:03 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Zenyatta Mondatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Andy Summers
NERFINISHED
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Stewart Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Nigel Gray
NERFINISHED
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The Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Hilversum, Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisseloord Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-09-19 ⓘ |
| reRecordedAs | Don't Stand So Close to Me '86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
sexual tension
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teacher–student relationship ⓘ |
| writer | Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1980 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Don't Stand So Close to Me / Young Girl