"Sting has reportedly been sued by his former Police bandmates over alleged lost royalties from their hit song Every Breath You Take. In the suit, filed in London's high court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they never received songwriting credits on the 1983 single. The pair also allege they have never been paid for their writing contributions. The case is said to have been listed under general commercial contracts and arrangements."
"Sting appears as a defendant under his real name, Gordon Matthew Sumner, along with his company, Magnetic Publishing Ltd. The Police formed in 1977 and achieved a US No 1 single with Every Breath You Take, which appears on the band's fifth and final album, Synchronicity. It was the bestselling US single of 1983, the fifth bestselling of the decade and was sampled on P Diddy and Faith Evans' 1997 song I'll Be Missing You."
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have filed a lawsuit in London's high court alleging they never received songwriting credits or payments for contributions to Every Breath You Take. Sting is named as a defendant under his legal name, Gordon Matthew Sumner, along with Magnetic Publishing Ltd. The Police formed in 1977 and achieved major success with Every Breath You Take from the Synchronicity album, which was the bestselling US single of 1983 and was later sampled on I'll Be Missing You. A spokesperson for Sting, 73, denied the legal action related to Every Breath You Take but provided no further details. The Police reunited several times and marked the album's 40th anniversary on TikTok in 2023.
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