Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland filed a lawsuit in the London High Court claiming they never received songwriting credit or payment for contributions to the Police's 1983 single "Every Breath You Take." The pair allege they have never been paid for their writing contributions. A representative for Sting did not immediately return a request for comment. The Police formed in 1977, achieved U.K. chart success and a U.S. No. 1 with the single before splitting in 1984. Sting built a solo career with hits like "Fields of Gold" and "Englishman in New York," sold his songwriting catalog to Universal in February 2022 for about $300 million, and recently performed at FireAid.
In the suit, filed in London High Court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland claim they never got songwriting credit on their band's 1983 single, one of the biggest hits of the '80s 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.
The Police formed in 1977 and quickly became U.K. chart-toppers, earning a U.S. No. 1 single with "Every Breath You Take" before splitting in 1984. Sting went onto a successful solo career with singles like "Fields of Gold" and "Englishman in New York." Despite a long history of musical and personal acrimony within the group, the Police reunited for a lucrative reunion tour in 2007.
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