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Who sang Russians?

Release date: 1/6/1985

Duration: 03:58

Writer(s): Sting

Producer(s): Sting

Sting released the song Russians. Date of release: 1/6/1985.

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This song is about the fear of a nuclear war, and how it would be a terrible thing to happen because both sides have children who would be exterminated.

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Sting - Short Biography

- Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, better known as Sting, is an English musician and actor.
- He was the lead singer, songwriter and bassist of the new wave rock band The Police from 1977 to 1986.
- He began his solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age and worldbeat in his music.
- Sting has won 16 Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award.
- He has also written and starred in several films and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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-Sting's song "Russians" is from his first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in 1985.
-The song was also produced as a single.
-The Russians is based on the musical theme of the Romance of Lieutenant Kijé, an orchestral suite composed by Russian Sergei Prokofiev.
In the context of the Cold War, Sting denounces the dangers of the doctrine of mutually assured destruction between the United States and the USSR, and their respective allies, NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
-The song becomes a success in France, where it remains at number 2 for three weeks and in the top 50 for 19 weeks.
It is the 636th best-selling single in France.

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