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Sting – If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (4:14)

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“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” is the first single released from Sting’s solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 as well as The Very Best of Sting & The Police. The song’s title refers to an aphorism by Richard Bach.

Like much of the album, the song has heavy jazz influences, and was a major hit, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the US Album Rock Tracks chart for three weeks, number 17 on the US R&B chart, and number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.

Live performances of the song are featured on the DVD edition of Bring On the Night and on the CD and DVD editions of …All This Time.

A portion of the song was later used for Sting’s 1987 hit “We’ll Be Together” from …Nothing Like the Sun.

The song was also performed at The Brits in February 1995 with M People. He duetted on the song with the band’s lead singer, Heather Small and this track was given the dance treatment by the band who were also backed by a 100-strong Gospel Choir at the Earls Court Arena during the annual music awards show.

Sting said that he wrote the song as an “antidote” to the Police’s 1983 song “Every Breath You Take.” The song was also lampooned by the Dead Milkmen in the song “If You Love Somebody, Set Them on Fire,” from their 1990 album Metaphysical Graffiti.
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  • The Very Best Of Sting And The Police
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  • ...All This Time
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  • The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
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  • The Very Best Of Sting And The Police
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  • lukasz_pulawski

    Sting at his best

    July 2011

  • TschanFarang

    Hell Yeah - love this so much ...

    May 2011

  • olivegreen85

    One of the rare moments I DON'T want to punch Sting for being an insufferable douchebag.

    April 2011

  • Marjo47

    good advice..and the music is great to.

    March 2011

  • ROCKPOPCLASSIC

    G****

    February 2011

  • musicprogrammer

    Nice smooth groove,,,with some truth to the meaning !

    December 2010

  • discotequedude

    Very good song overall!

    December 2010

  • kikikirsche

    ♥

    December 2010

  • ronbos

    This is music

    October 2010

  • lotharvomteich

    sting mag ich auch hören

    August 2010

  • shermainehall

    love when he was with the police

    June 2010

  • Deandl

    immer wieder gut..

    April 2010

  • Echos_

    Love his voice and the lyrics in this song. <3

    February 2010

  • mlopezcol

    Que buena esta versión, música fresca!!!

    January 2010

  • cjw457

    This is a great song and it lifts my sprits

    January 2010

  • LOVES-DESIRE

    IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY ...... SET THEM FREE ....... THAT'S SO TRUE.....

    December 2009

  • keysrgood

    we need the original mix not this

    December 2009

  • adagietto1

    "FREE"

    December 2009

  • CROCHET4EVER

    STING.................STING ME.....................SET THEM FREE........FREE FREE..............ZZZZZZZZ

    November 2009

  • wdrew

    Ok remix, but the original is way too good to not have on here. Make a seperate track for the remix.

    September 2009
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