Don't Stand So Close to Me

Don't Stand So Close to Me by The Police was a UK number 1 hit on Saturday, September 27, 1980 spending 4 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. The Police recorded this in Holland over a period of months. The song started as a Hammond organ-based soul track then evolved through various complex arrangements, until it was eventually reduced to it's simplest elements. This won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Group.

Don't Stand So Close to Me FAQs

Who sang Don't Stand So Close to Me?

Don't Stand So Close to Me was performed by The Police

What year did Don't Stand So Close to Me get to the UK number 1 spot?

Don't Stand So Close to Me first became a UK number 1 on Saturday, September 27, 1980

How long was Don't Stand So Close to Me at number 1 in the UK?

Don't Stand So Close to Me spent 4 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.