Forty-three years ago, The Police were in the middle of an extraordinary run at the top of the charts with "Every Breath You Take." The ballad reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1983 and remained there for eight consecutive weeks, becoming the band's only song to top the chart.
Sting wrote the song in 1982 while staying at the Goldeneye estate in Jamaica during a difficult period in his personal life. The central line came to him in the middle of the night, and the rest of the song followed almost immediately.
Although its melody suggested a romantic ballad, Sting later explained that the lyrics were connected to jealousy, surveillance and control. The contrast helped make the song especially memorable, with its peaceful sound hiding the obsessive perspective of its narrator.
The song also reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom, where it led the chart for four weeks. Its success helped Synchronicity become The Police's biggest album, with the record eventually selling more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Its popularity has remained remarkably consistent. In 2019, BMI recognized "Every Breath You Take" as the most-performed song in its catalog after it approached 15 million radio plays. Forty-three years after its lengthy stay at No. 1, the song remains one of the most recognizable ballads of the 1980s.
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