who wrote if you love someone set them free
Sting
title: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free text: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album "The Dream of the Blue Turtles". It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on "" as well as "The Very Best of Sting & The Police". Like much of the album, the song has heavy jazz influences, and was a major hit, peaking at number one on the US Album Rock Tracks chart for three weeks. On the US pop chart, it peaked at number three on the US "Billboard" Hot title: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free text: song was also performed at The Brits in February 1995 with M People. He duetted on the song with the band's lead singer, Heather Small and this track was given the dance treatment by the band who were also backed by a 100-strong Gospel Choir at the Earls Court Arena during the annual music awards show. Sting said that he wrote the song as an "antidote" to the Police's 1983 song, "Every Breath You Take", which he also wrote. The song was also lampooned by The Dead Milkmen in the song "If You Love Somebody, Set Them on Fire," from title: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free text: then overlaid onto the final version. 7" US and Canada single (AM-2738) 12" US single (SP-12132) 12" US Promotional single (SP-17324) 12" France single (392 018-1) If You Love Somebody Set Them Free "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album "The Dream of the Blue Turtles". It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on "" as well as "The Very Best of Sting & The Police". Like much of the album, the song has heavy jazz influences, and was a major hit, peaking at number title: Open Your Heart (M People song) text: Awards for the second time. They won. They also performed with Best UK Male Artist winner Sting on his classic "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free". The band went on to promote the album in Switzerland, Denmark, Holland Italy, Norway and Greece as well as Sweden and Germany for three months. Open Your Heart (M People song) "Open Your Heart" is the eleventh overall single from British band M People. It is the second single from their third album "Bizarre Fruit" (1994). Written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard. Produced by M People. It was released on 23 January title: Sting (musician) text: Top 20 hit in the UK. His first solo album, 1985's "The Dream of the Blue Turtles", featured jazz musicians including Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones, Omar Hakim and Branford Marsalis. It included the hit singles "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (backed with the non-LP song "Another Day"), "Fortress Around Your Heart", "Love Is the Seventh Wave", and "Russians", the last based on a theme from the "Lieutenant Kijé Suite". Within a year, the album reached Triple Platinum. This album received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, and Best