So Lonely

"So Lonely"
Single by the Police
from the album Outlandos d'Amour
B-side"No Time This Time"
Released24 November 1978[1]
Recorded1978
Genre
Length4:50 (album)
3:10 (single/video)
LabelA&MAMS 7402
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)The Police
The Police singles chronology
"Can't Stand Losing You"
(1978)
"So Lonely"
(1978)
"Message in a Bottle"
(1979)
Alternative cover
Netherlands 7-inch cover
Music video
"So Lonely" on YouTube

"So Lonely" is a song by British rock band the Police, released as the third and final single on 24 November 1978 from their debut studio album Outlandos d'Amour (1978). The single was re-released in the UK in February 1980, and reached No. 6 on the charts.[4] The song uses a reggae style, and featured Sting on lead vocals.

Several artists have covered "So Lonely", including Limbeck and the Militia Group.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 62.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Police – Outlandos d'Amour". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Jim (25 August 2018). "10 More Songs That Defined New Wave Music". Best Classic Bands.
  4. ^ "Police singles".