In the US, it was the best-selling single of 1983 and fifth-best-selling single of the decade. In the 1983 Rolling Stone critics' and readers' poll, it was voted "Song of the Year". The song is considered to be both the Police's and Sting's signature song, and in 2010 was estimated to generate between a quarter and a third of Sting's music publishing income. For the song, Sting received the 1983 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards the song was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Record of the Year, winning in the first two categories.
It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for nine weeks. Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and UK hit of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks (the band's only No. 1 hit on that chart), and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. "Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band the Police from their album Synchronicity (1983).
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