Spirits in the Material World

"Spirits in the Material World"
Single by The Police
from the album Ghost in the Machine
B-side
  • "Low Life" (UK)
  • "Flexible Strategies" (US)
Released4 December 1981[1]
Recorded1981
Genre
Length2:58
LabelA&M – AMS 8194
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
The Police singles chronology
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
(1981) 		"Spirits in the Material World"
(1981) 		"Secret Journey"
(1982)
Alternative cover
US 7-inch single cover
Music video
"Spirits in the Material World" on YouTube

"Spirits in the Material World" is a song by the British rock trio The Police, written by Sting. The opening track for their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine, it was released as a single in 1981 and reached No. 12 in the United Kingdom[3] and No. 11 in the US in early 1982.[4]

  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1981". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 395–396. ISBN 9781493064601.
  3. ^ The Police in the UK Charts, The Official Charts.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).