The Police Roxanne: Polyphonic Ringtone

Music Video: The Police - Roxanne [rated 4.90, source: YouTube]
uploaded @ 04-05-2008 by Tabljet

"Roxanne" is a hit song by the rock band The Police, first released in 1978 as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour. It was written about a prostitute in southern France. Background information: Origin: London, England Genre(s): Rock, New Wave, Post-punk Years active: 1977--1984 (Reunions: 1986, 2003, 2007--2008) Label(s): Illegal, A&M, Polydor Associated acts: Oysterhead, Gizmo Members: Sting Andy Summers Stewart Copeland Former members: Henry Padovani Discography: Studio albums: 1.Outlandos d'Amour - November, 1978 - UK #6; US #23 - US sales: Platinum 2.Reggatta de Blanc - October, 1979 - UK #1; US #25 - US sales: Platinum 3.Zenyattà Mondatta - October, 1980 - UK #1; US #5 - US sales: 2x Platinum 4.Ghost in the Machine - October, 1981 - UK #1; US #2 - US sales: 3x Platinum 5.Synchronicity - June, 1983 - UK #1; US #1 - US sales: 8x Platinum Live albums: 1.The Police Live! - US sales: Platinum Soundtracks and other contributions: 1.The Secret Policeman's Ball - 1981 2.Urgh! A Music War - May, 1982 3.Brimstone and Treacle - July 1, 1982 4.Strontium 90: Police Academy - July 29, 1997 Compilation albums: 1.Every Breath You Take: The Singles - October, 1986 - UK #1; US #7 2.Greatest Hits - September, 1992 - UK #10 3.Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings - September 28, 1993 - US Sales: Platinum 4.Every Breath You Take: The Classics - September 12, 1995 - US sales: 5x Platinum 5.The Very Best of Sting & The Police - November, 1997 6.The Very Best of Sting & The Police - February 21, 2002 7.The Police - June 5, 2007 Videos: VHS: 1.Around The World (1982) 2.Synchronicity Concert (1984) 3.Every Breath You Take: The Videos (1986) 4.Greatest Hits (1992) 5.Outlandos to Synchronicities -- A history of The Police Live! (1995) 6.The Very Best Of Sting & The Police (1997) DVD: 1.Live Ghost in the Machine (2001) (Japan-only release) 2.Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic (2002) (Japan-only release) 3.Every Breath You Take: The DVD (2003) Expanded DVD release of the original 1986 video compilation, adding live material and a rockumentary about the making of Ghost in the Machine 4.Synchronicity Concert (2005) DVD re-release of the 1983 Atlanta concert (AUS #35) 5.Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out (2006) -- rockumentary film made by Stewart Copeland 6.Greatest Video Hits (2007) Repackage of 1992 Greatest Hits video