Driven to Tears is a song written by Sting and first released by an English band that formed in what year?
Driven to Tears "Driven to Tears" is a song written by Sting and first released by The Police on their 1980 album "Zenyatta Mondatta". Although not released as a single, the song reached #35 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The political overtones of the song represent the beginning of the political activism that would recur throughout much of Sting's and the Police's subsequent music.
Discharge (band) Discharge are a British rock band formed in 1977 by Terence "Tezz" Roberts and Royston "Rainy" Wainwright. While the band had substantial line-up changes over its history, the classic line-up from the early 1980s featured bassist Wainwright, drummer Gary Maloney, Anthony "Bones" Roberts playing guitar, and vocalist Kelvin "Cal" Morris.