The Police - I Burn For You (Brimstone & Treacle Soundtrack)

In September of 1993, The Police released a massive boxset entitled "Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings" which featured every studio album along with non-album singles, B-sides, some live oddities and the tracks the trio worked on for the "Brimstone and Treacle" soundtrack in 1982. While it's not EVERY official recording the Police has release, the majority of it is here in a quite nice remastered format too. The Police discography was reissued again quite recently in 2019 with a bonus disc called "Flexible Strategies" included with it; while the bonus disc has quite a lot of rarities (mostly all the B-sides released) it didn't feature the majority of other tracks that are present in this boxset! So as per norm, I found the "Box" online and I'm now reuploading those tracks, enjoy!
"I Burn for You" was a song Sting had presented for inclusion in the band's third album "Zenyatta Mondatta" but it was deemed unsuitable for the musical direction the band was taking and rejected. It was later years 2 years afterwards for the "Brimstone & Treacle" soundtrack in 1982 was included in maxi-single of "Wrapped Around Your Finger". The song is probably the most well-known out of the songs the Police offered for the soundtrack but again hasn't seen a re-release in ages.

[@Polygor2]

Thanks, Josh. Very informative.

[@DukeCannon]

I remember I bought Brimstone and Treacle soundtrack just for this song. Lol Ahhh good times, good times

[@jacqueline1363]

Hehe me too. I like the orchestral version on Symphonicities too.

[@bodeans59]

Same here, I bought this soundtrack and only listened to this song. Can't tell you what other tracks are on this album

[@jhmusicuk]

1:23 One of the best/most moving chord changes in a song!

[@NomfundoV8]

Absolutely beautiful

[@arnaudfauchere1769]

🔥

[@starless5668]

I admire the new version for its otherworldliness, but this outro with the drumming subtly changing the meter from 3/8 to 4/4 and back again is just gorgeous. Would have made a fantastic ending to Ghost in the Machine.

[@coolcatdozzit6482]

Amnazing Track, deep and moving even after nearly 40 years, just timeless

[@billygoth]

Now that I have found you In the coolth of your evening smile For the shade of your parasol And your love flows through me Though I drink at your pool I burn for you I burn for You and I are lovers When night time folds around our bed In peace we sleep entwined And your love flows through me Though an ocean soothes my head I burn for you I burn for you Stars will fall from dark skies As ancient rocks are turning Quiet fills the room And your love flows through me Though I lie here so still I burn for you I burn for you

[@markcoomber8222]

The version of this on the new version of Ghost in the Machine misses off the last 2 minutes….which are brilliant with Stewart’s drumming and percussion.

[@cobrakai5304]

Yeah its impossible to find. So annoying

[@markcoomber8222]

@@cobrakai5304 Not really: It’s on the 4-disc ‘Message in a Box’ collection. Along with the other tracks that The Police did for the Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack. ( And some of us purchased the soundtrack on vinyl LP when it was released😉)

[@SuperPhunThyme100]

And that goddamn monotonous drum machine in the new version. Terrible.

[@janbee1895]

Love this song And bring on the night

[@danielburns987]

this song went to #27 on the mainstream rock charts in 1982!!!

[@suzannezoubeck5216]

Thanks for posting this. Loved the song and love it still...am curious to see the movie again after all these years. Now, if they ever released the soundtrack for Wide Sargasso Sea by Stewart Copeland I'd be a very happy camper. ❤☮🌎

[@ALucas73]

I had Message In A Box and it got stolen during a move. Such a great compilation.

[@TheKinoEye]

This guy survived 7 years of constantly touring, writing songs, recording them, creatively fighting with band members, meanwhile managing his children, a divorce, a new love.. all publicized in worldwide fame. This guy being STING. Any Pop Awards for that?

[@sheffielddave4117]

If only...

[@2112musician]

Sting is way to stingy.

[@HuntersMoon73]

He strikes me as the kind of person for whom the work is the reward. And the money of course, he’s always been honest that he’s motivated by that.

[@alandenson6649]

Well it probably beats having been a substitute teacher. That having preceded all that you mentioned.

[@TheKinoEye]

​@@alandenson6649 ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@HuntersMoon73]

I think I’ve read that Sting wrote this in the 70s and possibly recorded it with Last Exit.

[@DameTremonti]

"the complete recordings" is so wrong. What about the remade version of Truth Hits Everybody??

[@neaituppi7306]

Why do people keep uploading a live version as being from the movie brimstone and treacle? There is an actual version which was in the movie, which is definitely not live, with an extended dance,/jam at the end.

[@joshsmusiclibrary]

That's interesting! This is just the version found on the Message in a Box set which says its studio - I didn't know this was a live take? Has anybody uploaded this version with the extended dance/jam? (I thought this ending on this version was very much an extended dance jam) I'd love to know more!

[@tago69mago]

Chill out bro. This is the studio version. Don't know what the other dude is on about.

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

@@joshsmusiclibrary The one in the movie is The Last Exit's version of the song

[@hughstark4882]

@@joshsmusiclibrary tbh bro I just love that you find good quality recordings of shit that is most of the time not on spotify (I know this has now been released on ghost in the machine alternate sequence tho slightly shorter)

[@HuntersMoon73]

Neal, I remember that version. Any idea where to find it?

[@colinargentblunstone]

im not feeling this version… i burn for you live in arnhem is just so 😫😫

[@EclipseAgency]

Now that i have found you In the coolth of your evening smile The shade of your parasol And your love flows through me Though i drink at your pool I burn for you, i burn for You and i are lovers When night time folds around our bed In peace we sleep entwined And your love flows through me Though an ocean soothes my head I burn for you, i burn for Stars will fall from dark skies As ancient rocks are turning Quiet fills the room And your love flows through me Though i lie here so still I burn for you, i burn for you I burn