collarbone and was unable to drum, he opted to use his Fairlight CMI to program the drum track for the single, while singer/bassist Sting pushed to use the drums on his Synclavier instead. The group's engineer found the Synclavier's programming interface difficult; it ended up taking him two days to complete the task. Copeland ultimately finished the drum programming and claimed that the Fairlight's then-legendary "Page R" (the device's sequencing page) saved his life and put him on the map as a composer. In a Qantas inflight radio program named "Reeling in the Years", Copeland was quoted as saying that the argument over Synclavier versus Fairlight drums was "the straw that broke the camel's back," and that this led to the group's unravelling. As the Police had already disbanded by the time the 1986 single was released, this, aside from the then-unreleased "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86," was the last recording before the band's reunion and the most recent studio recording the band has released. Track listing 7-inch – A&M / AM 354 (UK) "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" – 4:47 "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (live) – 3:40 12-inch – A&M / AMY 354 (UK) "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (dance mix) – 6:32 "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" – 4:47 "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (original version) – 4:03 "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (live) – 3:40 Charts Glee cover The song was covered in the episode "Ballad" of the American television series Glee in 2009. It was performed by the character Will Schuester (played by Matthew Morrison) as a musical mashup with "Young Girl" by Gary Puckett & the Union Gap. It was included on the second soundtrack album from the series. The single version charted at in Canada, in the United States and in Ireland. References The Police songs 1980 singles 1981 singles 1986 singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Sexuality and age in fiction Songs about teenagers Songs written by Sting (musician) Song recordings produced by Nigel Gray Songs about school 1980 songs A&M Records singles Columbia Records singles Songs about educators