The song was composed not long after Crisp had moved from London to an apartment in the in Manhattan | The song also charted on in the Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart |
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Sting had met him and Crisp remarked jokingly to the musician that he "looked forward to receiving his naturalisation papers so that I can commit a crime and not be deported |
The instrumental sections in the song were re-worked using latin rhythms such as cumbia and dancehall.
At the end of the video, after the song fades, an elderly male voice says: "If I have an ambition other than a desire to be a chronic invalid, it would be to meet everybody in the world before I die | |
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This corresponds with III - VII - i - V, VI - VII - V - i | Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
In 2010, Sting re-recorded the song in an orchestral version for his album.
15The in the key of the chords are iv - VII - i | The that plays over the song mainly plays the in Bm |
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However, the single was more successful in , becoming a hit in several countries, reaching the Top 40 and sometimes the Top 20 in , , , , etc |
It is mainly the same chord progression throughout the song except in the bridge : Em - A - Bm.