People

Sting Says Diddy Allegations Don't 'Taint' 'Every Breath You Take' for Him: 'It's Still My Song'

The Police hit was famously sampled by the disgraced music mogul for his Grammy-winning track “I’ll Be Missing You” JOHN LAMPARSKI/AFP via Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty Despite the allegations against ...
Snopes.com

Sting Gets $2K a Day from Sean 'Diddy' Combs Because Rapper Sampled 'Every Breath You Take'?

An uncorroborated claim has circulated online for years that record producer and hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs pays English musician and songwriter $2,000 a day in royalties for sampling "Every ...
Yahoo

"It was crap until I played on it": The story behind Every Breath You Take

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police Every Breath You Take video still. The fights, the meaning of the song, the cash and the studio insanity You can't help but ...
New York Post

Sting says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations ‘don’t taint’ hit song ‘Every Breath You Take’

Sting doesn’t feel that the disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct facing Sean “Diddy” Combs “taint” the English rocker’s hit, “Every Breath You Take.” Written by Sting, 73, for his former band ...
Stereogum

Hear Sting’s Storied Synth Demo For The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” Released After 42 Years

The Police's obsession anthem "Every Breath You Take" was the biggest Billboard chart hit of 1983, and it later formed the basis of Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You," one of the biggest Billboard ...