Don't Stand So Close to Me

"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a hit song by the British rock band the Police, released in September 1980 as the lead single from their third studio album Zenyatta Mondatta. It concerns a teacher who has a sexual relationship with a student, which in turn is discovered.

For the Grey's Anatomy episode, see Don't Stand So Close to Me (Grey's Anatomy).

"Don't Stand So Close to Me"
1980 single cover
Single by the Police
from the album Zenyatta Mondatta
B-side
  • "Friends" (UK)
  • "A Sermon" (US)
Released19 September 1980
Recorded1980
Genre
  • New wave
  • pop rock
  • post-punk
Length4:02
LabelA&M (AMS 7564)
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
The Police singles chronology
"The Bed's Too Big Without You"
(1980)		 "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
(1980)		 "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
(1980)
Alternative cover
American single picture sleeve
Music video
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" on YouTube
"Don't Stand So Close To Me (Christmas Version)" on YouTube

The band's third No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, it was also the best selling single of 1980 in the UK selling 808,000 copies in 1980 alone. The song also charted in the top ten in Australia, Canada and the US. The Police won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song.

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