The Bed's Too Big Without You

"The Bed's Too Big Without You"
Single by the Police
from the album Reggatta de Blanc
B-side"Truth Hits Everybody" (live)
Released30 May 1980[1]
Genre
Length4:26
LabelA&M (AAMPP 6001/E)
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
The Police singles chronology
"Bring on the Night"
(1979)
"The Bed's Too Big Without You"
(1980)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me"
(1980)
Vinyl 45
Audio
"The Bed's Too Big Without You" on YouTube

"The Bed's Too Big Without You" is a song by British rock band the Police, released as the final single from their second studio album Reggatta de Blanc (1979). It was written by lead vocalist and bassist Sting. An alternate version was released as a single in the UK in 1980 in the set Six Pack in conjunction with the re-release of the Police's earlier singles "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", "So Lonely", "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon".[2]

It has been covered by a number of other artists, including Sting as a solo artist, Ranking Roger and Sheila Hylton.[3]

  1. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 17 May 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide To Underground Rock, 1970–1982. Hal Leonard. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8793-0848-3.
  3. ^ "Top search results for "the bed's too big without you"". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2014.