"Don't Stand So Close to Me" | ||||
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![]() 1980 single cover | ||||
Single by the Police | ||||
from the album Zenyatta Mondatta | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 19 September 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:02[1] | |||
Label | A&M (AMS 7564) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
The Police singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
![]() American single picture sleeve | ||||
Music video | ||||
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Stand So Close To Me (Christmas Version)" on YouTube |
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a hit song by the British rock band the Police, released in September 1980 as the lead single from their third studio album Zenyatta Mondatta. It concerns a teacher who has a sexual relationship with a student, which in turn is discovered.
The band's third No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, it was also the best selling single of 1980 in the UK selling 808,000 copies in 1980 alone.[2][3] The song also charted in the top ten in Australia, Canada and the US. The Police won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song.[4]