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Sting
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"Message in a Bottle" is a song by British rock band the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. Having received no response for a year, he despairs, believing that he is destined to be alone. The next day, however, he sees "a hundred billion bottles" on the shore and realizes that there are more lonely people like him.
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The Very Best of Sting & The Police / January 6, 1983
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From the same album era as Message In a Bottle.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Very Best of Sting & The Police / October 2, 1981
From the same album era as Message In a Bottle.
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Walking On The Moon (Remastered 2003)
Reggatta De Blanc (Remastered 2003) / October 2, 1979
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