Sting sued by former the Police bandmates over 'Every Breath You Take' royalties


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The Police formed in 1977 and quickly became UK chart-toppers, earning a US No.1 single with 'Every Breath You Take' before splitting in 1984. Photo: Filepic

Sting's former bandmates in the Police have sued the singer and bassist for what they claim are unpaid royalties over the group's hit Every Breath You Take.

In the suit, filed in London High Court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they never got songwriting credit on the band's 1983 single, one of the biggest hits of the 1980s and famously sampled on Diddy and Faith Evans' I'll Be Missing You. They allege in the suit that they have never been paid for their writing contributions.

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