Tea in the Sahara

"Tea in the Sahara"
Song by The Police
from the album Synchronicity
Released1 June 1983
GenreNew wave, ambient
Length4:11
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)The Police
"Tea in the Sahara (Live)"
Single by The Police
A-side
Released1984
GenreNew wave
Length5:05
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
The Police singles chronology
"Synchronicity II"
(1983)
"King of Pain" / "'Tea in the Sahara" (Live)"
(1984)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"
(1986)
Audio
"Tea in the Sahara" on YouTube

"Tea in the Sahara" is a song by the British new wave band the Police. Written by Sting, the song appeared on the band's final album, Synchronicity. It was written about the Paul Bowles novel The Sheltering Sky.

A live version of "Tea in the Sahara" appeared as the B-side to "King of Pain" in Britain and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in America.