De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

~ Recording by The Police

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	GB1980-10-03	A&M Records	AMLH 64831
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Zenyatta Mondatta (‘Made in Holland’ print on LP)	The Police	Album	XE1980-10	A&M Records	AMLH 64831
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1980-10	A&M Records	SP-3720
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	AU1980-10	A&M Records	L 37377
1.1	De Do Do Do, de da da Da	4:09	The Police	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	The Police	Single	US1980	A&M Records	AM-2275
1.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	?:??	The Police	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	The Police	Single	PT1980	A&M Records	Pams 7578 F
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	CA1980	A&M Records	SP 4831
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	ES1980	A&M Records	AMLH 64831
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	DE1980	A&M Records	393 720-1
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta (dBx)	The Police	Album	US1981	Nautilus Recordings (US-based vinyl audiophile label)	NR 19
1.2	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Last American Virgin	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1982	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	JS 38279
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1983-12-19	A&M Records	CD 3720
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	XE1984	A&M Records	CDA 64831
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	AU1986-12-01	A&M Records	CD 3902, CD 53218
1.6	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1986	A&M Records	EVERY1
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1986	A&M Records	CD 3902/DIDY 824
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1986	A&M Records	397 062-2
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles (PDO pressing)	The Police	Album + Compilation	DE1986 GB1986	A&M Records	393 902-2
1.6	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	DE1986	A&M Records	393 902-1
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles (PolyGram pressing)	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1986	A&M Records	393 902-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1986	A&M Records	EVECD 1
1.6	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1986	A&M Records	EVERC 1
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	JP1988-10-21	A&M Records	D25Y3280
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles (BMG club edition)	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1989-11	A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	CD 3902, D 173924, DX 824
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1990	A&M Records	397 095-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Their Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1990	A&M Records, Ltd.	397 096-2
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Their Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1990	A&M Records, Polystar (Germany)	397 095-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1990	A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	CD-3720, D 130108
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1990	A&M Records	CD-3720
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Their Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	ZA1991-04-01	A&M Records	STARCD 5773
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta (made in France by PMDC)	The Police	Album	FR1991	A&M Records	393 720-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	XE1991	A&M Records	393 720-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1992	A&M Records	540 030-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	FR1992	A&M Records	540 030-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	AU1992	A&M Records	540 030-2, 5400302
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits (BIEM/MCPS, “Made in France by PMDC”)	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1992	A&M Records	540 030-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	CA1992	A&M Records	540 030-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1992	A&M Records	540030-2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	ZA1992	A&M Records	STARCD6006
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1993-09-28	A&M Records	540 151-2, 540 152-2, 540 153-2, 540 154-2
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1993	A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	31454 0150 2, D207090
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1993	A&M Records	540 150-2
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1993	A&M Records	31454 0150 2
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1993	A&M Records	31454 0150 2
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	DE1993	A&M Records	91454 0150 2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics (BMG club release)	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1995-09-12	A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	31454 0380 2, D 103515
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1995-09-12	A&M Records	31454 0380 2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:25	The Police	Every Breath You Take (The Classics) (Club Edition)	The Police	Album + Compilation	CA1995	A&M Records, Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)	CD 500380
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics (club edition)	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1995	A&M Records	CD 0380
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics (BMG club edition, no barcode, PMDC pressing)	The Police	Album + Compilation	US1995	A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	31454 0380 2, D 103515
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1995	A&M Records	75021 3720 2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	AR1996	A&M Records	540 380-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1996	A&M Records	540 380-2
1.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da	4:07	The Police	At the Movies	Sting	Album + Compilation	JP1997-11-06	A&M Records	POCM-1553
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	DE1997-11-10 GB1997-11-10 FR-	A&M Records	540 428 2
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	JP1997-11-24	A&M Records	POCM-1552
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting & The Police	Album + Compilation	ZA1997	A&M Records	SSTARCD 6358
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police (beige text background, made in France by PMDC)	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	FR1997	A&M Records	540 428 2, 540 428-2, PY 900
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of… Sting & The Police	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	AU1997	A&M Records, Polydor (British label, see annotation)	540 428 2
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB1998-06-30
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	XE1998	A&M Records	540 428 2, 540 428-2
1.5	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	Modern Rock: 1980–1984	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Time–Life Music	R828-12
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of… Sting & The Police	Sting & The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2002-02-18	A&M Records	493 252-2
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting & The Police	Album + Compilation	US2002-10-01	UTV Records, A&M Records	069 493 252-2, 493 252-2
1.3	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	BCN's Greatest Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	MobyWare	42-104
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of Sting & The Police	Sting / The Police	Album + Compilation	-2002	A&M Records	493 315-2
1.10	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:08	The Police	The Very Best of… Sting & The Police	Sting & The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2002	A&M Records	493 252-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, de da da Da – Remastered 2003	4:08	The Police	Every Breath You Take The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	CA2003-01-01 MX2003-01-01 US2003-01-01	A&M Records
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003-03-04	A&M Records	493 698-2
2.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003-03-04	A&M Records	493 698-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	XE2003-03-04	A&M Records	493 645-2
2.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	XE2003-03-04	A&M Records	493 645-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:25	The Police	Every Breath You Take (The Classics)	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003	A&M Records	069 493 607-2
3.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (5.1 mix)	4:25	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003	A&M Records	493 698-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	US2003	A&M Records, Inc., Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)	069 493 607-2
2.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	US2003	A&M Records, Inc., Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)	069 493 607-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:25	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003	A&M Records	493 698-2
2.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:25	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003	A&M Records	493 698-2
1.7	De Do Do Do De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Singles	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2003
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	XE2003	A&M Records	493 654-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US2003	A&M Records, Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)	069 493 597-2
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	CA2003	A&M Records	0694935972
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	US2005-01-11	A&M Records	069 493 607-2
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	US2005-01-11	A&M Records, Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division)	B0003765-02
1.6	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Every Breath You Take (deluxe box)	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE2005-10-28	A&M Records
1.6	De Do Do Do, de da da Da	?:??	The Police	Every Breath You Take: The Classics	The Police	Album + Compilation	AR2006	A&M Records, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	9820175
2.17	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE2006	A&M Records	06024 9841216 9, 060249841217 6, 060249841218 3, 060249841219 0, 060249841220 6
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta (The Police 30th Anniversary Paper Sleeve Collection)	The Police	Album	JP2007-01-24	A&M Records	UICY-93191
2.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	The Police (pressed by Technicolor, Olyphant, Pa)	The Police	Album + Compilation	US2007-06-05	A&M Records	B0009080-02
2.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	The Police	The Police	Album + Compilation	CA2007-06-05	A&M Records	B000908002
2.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	The Police	The Police	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-11	A&M Records	1736143, 1736145, 1736146
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	JP2007-10-10	A&M Records	UIJY-9027
2.1	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	The Police	The Police	Album + Compilation	XE2007	A&M Records	1736149
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:10	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta (limited edition)	The Police	Album	JP2008-01-23	A&M Records	UICY-90740
1.8	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	Greatest Hits	The Police	Album + Compilation	JP2008-05-28	A&M Records	UICY-90828
Promotion
1.7	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:09	The Police	Zenyattà Mondatta	The Police	Album	US1980	A&M Records	SP-4831
Bootleg
1.12	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:05	Sting	The Best Of	Sting	Album + Compilation	RU2002
1.5	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:06	The Police	The Last American Virgin: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2004	TWS (obscure label associated with TWS, Inc., reissues of movie soundtracks)	TWS022
9.4	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	4:07	The Police	80’s Giga Hits Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2008

Relationships

engineer:	Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:	Nigel Gray (UK producer) The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):	Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:	Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
electric guitar:	Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)
background vocals:	Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07) Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07) Andy Summers (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	A&M Records (in 1980) A&M Records Ltd. (in 1980, in 2003) A&M Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 1997)

recorded at:	Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)

has remixes:	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (’86 version, 5.1 mix)
sampled by:	DE do dO DO, de da dA DA 80-15 (SXID SX210SYEJC) by Top Jimmy Page

recording of:	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (from 1980-07-07 until 1980-08-07)

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

lyricist and composer:	Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)

publisher:

Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (ended)
GM Sumner
Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Chappell Music (UK) (from 1980 to ????)
Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????)
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) (from 1980 to ????)
Virgin Publishing (from 1984 to ????)
EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 2003 to ????)
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) (from 2022-02 to present)

later translated versions:	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese) De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Spanish) Do Do Da Da (Cantonese)

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