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Wrapped Around Your Finger is the second UK single from The Police’s 1983 album Synchronicity. It was released worldwide by A&M Records and featured non-album track “Someone To Talk To” as a b-side.

The song is a tale of an apprentice who seeks esoteric wisdom under the tutelage of an erotic teacher, eventually superseding the mentor to become the master. Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, notably to the the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust. It has a relatively slow, almost foreboding feel in the beginning verses, modulating to evoke a lighter, triumphant feel as the student achieves mastery. It reached #7 in the UK charts in July 1983 and was the fourth single from Synchronicity to chart in the US, making it to #8 on the Billboard chart in March of 1984.
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GOOD QUALITY! The Police performing "Wrapped Around Your Finger" at the 2nd show in Seattle (Key Arena) on 6/7/07. These clips mainly feature Stewart Copeland on percussion and drums. Great! :) (4:34)

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