Sting releases new single

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Sting releases new single, I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart), before headlining Radio 2 In The Park.

I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart), is Sting’s first new song since his 2021 album The Bridge and sees the 17-time Grammy Award winning artist and his three-piece rock combo uncork a variation of  the rhythm that conquered the world… “The Bo Diddley Beat”.

From its West African origins and its “3-2 clave” incarnation in Latin music to its prominent feature in Bo Diddley’s 1955 self-titled single, the legendary beat has fuelled some of the most driving songs in the entire rock music canon.

With formidable, musical contributions from Dominic Miller on guitar, Chris Maas on drums and Martin Kierszenbaum on organ, Sting sings, plays bass and applies his own electric guitar flourishes. The track – in which Sting growls a gritty, blues melody – is a 3-minute and 22-second manifesto for his new “STING 3.0” three-piece configuration.

Watch the video for I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart) below:

STING 3.0

Sting has sold 100 million albums worldwide from his combined work as one of the most distinctive solo artists in the world and former frontman of The Police. A composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author and activist, Sting also has received a Golden Globe, four Oscar nominations, a Tony nomination, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award and Kennedy Center Honors.

Sting’s support for human rights organisations such as the Rainforest Fund, Amnesty International, and Live Aid mirrors his art in its universal outreach.  Along with wife Trudie Styler, Sting founded the Rainforest Fund in 1989 to protect both the world’s rainforests and the indigenous people living there.

STING 3.0 will headline the BBC’s Radio 2 In The Park concert in Preston on Saturday 7 September before launching a North American tour on 17 and 18 September at the Fillmore Theater in Detroit.

For more on Sting and complete US tour information click here

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