| "Reggatta de Blanc" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by The Police | |
| from the album Reggatta de Blanc | |
| Released | 5 October 1979 |
| Recorded | Surrey Sound Studios, 1979 |
| Genre | Post-punk, new wave |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | A&M Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland |
| Producer(s) | The Police and Nigel Gray |
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| "Reggatta de Blanc" on YouTube | |
"Reggatta de Blanc" is a 1979 musical composition by The Police, and the title track on their second album. The instrumental evolved from improvisational stage jams during early Police performances of the song "Can't Stand Losing You".[1] The track won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980.[2]
The song was developed from a live jam during the bridge of "Can't Stand Losing You."[3] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Mike Duquette rated it as the Police's 19th greatest song, saying that it "underlined the Police’s prowess as players."[3] Stewart Copeland uses a delay pedal on his drum kit, which he would also use on the song "Walking on the Moon", from the same album.[4]
The first album where Copeland managed to implement his new delay technique was on Reggatta de Blanc. The album's title track became a playground for Copeland's new mastery of effects, but most listeners would first hear Copeland's new delay fascination on the song 'Walking on the Moon'.