@a_man_of_music3: The Old Grey Whistle Test, appearance on October 2, 1978. "Can't Stand Losing You" is a song by the British rock band the Police, released from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour, both in 1978. The song was also released as the follow-up single to "Roxanne", reaching number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on a re-release in 1979. It was written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting as a song about suicide. "Can't Stand Losing You" features lyrics which, according to Sting, is "about a teenage suicide, which is always a bit of a joke." Sting also claimed that the lyrics took him only five minutes to write. The song is musically similar to "Roxanne", with both songs bearing a reggae influence and a rock chorus. The song also makes use of the Echoplex delay unit. Sting sings lead vocals on the song, which he described as "up and down, strange, high-pitched singing." Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #thepolice #cantstandlosingyou #1978 #music

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