Spirits in the Material World
| "Spirits in the Material World" | ||||
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| Single by The Police | ||||
| from the album Ghost in the Machine | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 4 December 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | A&M – AMS 8194 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
US 7-inch single cover | ||||
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| "Spirits in the Material World" on YouTube | ||||
"Spirits in the Material World" is a song by the British rock trio The Police, written by Sting. The opening track for their 1981 album Ghost in the Machine, it was released as a single in 1981 and reached No. 12 in the United Kingdom and No. 11 in the US in early 1982.