Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland claim they were never ever correctly credited as songwriters on the hit, nor spent for their contributions
Sting carrying out in Wales in June 2025. Maxine Howells/Getty Images
Sting’s previous Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are taking legal action against over missing out on royalties connected to “Every Breath You Take,” theLos Angeles Timesand other sources report.
In the match, submitted in London High Court, Summers and Copeland declare they were never ever correctly credited as songwriters on “Every Breath You Take,” and have actually never ever gotten royalties for their composing contributions. While “Every Breath You Take” was a significant hit in and of itself– it was the Police’s very first and just Number One in the U.S.– it took pleasure in a similarly huge 2nd life as the essential sample on Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ Notorious B.I.G. homage “I’ll Be Missing You.”
Both Sting (under his genuine name Gordon Matthew Sumner) and his publishing business, Magnetic Publishing, are noted as offenders in the match.
An associate for Sting did not right away returnWanderer‘s ask for remark. Associates for Summers and Copeland did not return several ask for remark.
The U.K. tabloidThe Sunwas very first to report the suit, followed by outlets likeIndividualswhich kept in mind a London High Court database noting the match as “basic industrial agreements and plans.”
A source informedThe Sun“This has actually been coming for rather a long time. Legal representatives attempted consistently to reach an out-of-court settlement however struck a stalemate. Andy and Stewart chose there was no option than court so pushed the button. They state they are owed millions in lost royalties.”
In 2022, Sting offered the rights to his songwriting brochure to Universal Music Group, with the offer covering both his solo hits and tunes he penned for the Police. The offer was approximated to be worth $250 million.
From Wanderer United States.