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Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shankar. Some songs like "Inside" and "Dead Man's Rope" were well received; and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular the more rock-influenced "This War".

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Sacred Love

Studio album by

Sting

Released

29 September 2003[1]

Recorded

2002–2003

Studio

Studio Mega (Paris)
The Hit Factory (New York)
Capitol (Hollywood)

Genre

Pop rock, electronic, pop, world

Length

52:37

Label

A&M

Producer

Sting, Kipper

Sting chronology

...All This Time
(2001)

Sacred Love
(2003)

Songs from the Labyrinth
(2006)

Singles from Sacred Love

"Send Your Love"
Released: August 2003
"Whenever I Say Your Name"
Released: November 2003
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"
Released: 26 April 2004 [2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[5]
Mojo	[3]
PopMatters	[6]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[7]

Sting adapted the first quatrain of William Blake's Auguries of Innocence for the first four sung lines of "Send Your Love".

Sting's collaboration with Blige, "Whenever I Say Your Name", won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004. The first single "Send Your Love" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, but it lost to "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake.

In August 2015, Mylène Farmer and Sting duetted on Stolen Car and released it as the lead single from Farmer's tenth studio album, Interstellaires;[8] the track is produced by The Avener.[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sting. All tracks produced by Sting and Kipper; co-production on "Send Your Love" by Victor Calderone, and "Never Coming Home" by BT.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inside"	4:46
2.	"Send Your Love" (featuring Vicente Amigo)	4:38
3.	"Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	5:25
4.	"Dead Man's Rope"	5:44
5.	"Never Coming Home"	4:58
6.	"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"	3:55
7.	"Forget About the Future"	5:12
8.	"This War"	5:29
9.	"The Book of My Life" (featuring Anoushka Shankar)	6:14
10.	"Sacred Love"	5:43

Bonus tracks

There have been multiple editions of this album. Some of them, such as the Japanese edition, feature various extra songs and remixes. Although the track list on the official Sting website includes a remix of "Send Your Love" and a live version of "Shape of My Heart", these are not always available.

Depending on the edition, the following bonus tracks may be included:

"Send Your Love (Dave Audé Remix)" – 3:16
"Shape of My Heart" (Live) – 2:18
"Like a Beautiful Smile" – 4:46
"Moon over Bourbon Street (Cornelius Mix)"

Remix tracks

"Send Your Love (radio edit)" – 3:38
"Send Your Love (Calderone & Quayle radio mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Radio Mix)" – 4:05
"Send Your Love (Calderone & Quayle radio dub mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Dub Mix)" – 7:34
"Send Your Love (Calderone + Quayle future mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Future Mix)" – 9:50
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude remix - vocal edit)" – 3:17
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude's Extended Vocal Mix)" – 6:34
"Send Your Love (Minge Binge electric mix)" – 7:34
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude' Massive Dub)" – 8:12
"Send Your Love (Minge Binge Sex & Music Dub)" – 6:32
"Send Your Love (Josh Wink Deeper Vocal Interpretation)" – 9:01
"Send Your Love (Josh Wink Minimal Interpretation)" – 8:44
"Whenever I Say Your Name (radio edit)" – 3:41
"Whenever I Say Your Name (radio edit 1)" – 4:02
"Whenever I Say Your Name (will.i.am remix featuring Black Eyed Peas)" – 4:02
"Whenever I Say Your Name (Salaam's Groove Mix)"
"Whenever I Say Your Name (Billy Mann mix)"
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Radio Version)" – 3:40
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (remix featuring will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas)" – 4:05
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (B. Recluse Remix featuring Twista)" – 3:03
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (B. Recluse mix instrumental)"
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Extended Vocal Mix)" – 7:26
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Vocal Edit)" – 4:05
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Richard "Humpty" Vission Big Floor Funk Mix)" – 6:28
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Funk Dub Mix)" – 7:29
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Haunting Dub Mix)" – 8:40
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Richard "Humpty" Vission Acidic Groove Mix)" – 6:13
"Moon over Bourbon Street (Cornelius mix instrumental)"

Personnel

Sting – vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass (1-10, 12), Turkish clarinet
Dominic Miller – guitars
Vicente Amigo – flamenco guitar (2)
Anoushka Shankar – sitar (9)
Danny Dunlap – bass (11)
Christian McBride – double bass
Jacqueline Thomas – cello
Kipper – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
David Hartley – piano and choir arrangements
Jason Rebello – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano
Jeff Young – Hammond organ
Manu Katché – drums
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Rhani Krija – percussion
Valerie Denys – castanets
Aref Durvesh – tabla
Levon Minassian – duduk
Clark Gayton – trombone
Chris Botti – trumpet
Mary J. Blige – lead vocals (3)
Katreese Barnes – backing vocals
Ada Dyer – backing vocals
Lance Ellington – backing vocals
Donna Gardier – backing vocals
Joy Rose – featured and backing vocals
Bahija Rhapl – ethnic vocals
Choeur de Radio France – choir
Philip White – associate chorus master

Technical credits

Simon Osborne – recording, mixing
Steve Miller – mix engineer (11)
Peter "Hopps" Lorimer – assistant engineer
Donal Hodgson – Pro Tools engineer and programming
Claudius Mittendorfer – technical assistant
Charlie Paakkari – technical assistant
Rodolphe Plisson – technical assistant
Dave Audé – remixing and additional production (11)
Chris Blair – stereo mastering
Peter Mew – 5.1 mastering
Danny Quatrochi – personal technician
Recorded at Studio Mega (Paris, France); The Hit Factory (New York City, New York); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios (London, UK).

Production credits

Martin Kierszenbaum – A&R
Andrea Ruffalo – A&R coordinator
Tam Fairgrieve – production manager
Richard Frankel – package design
Paolo Roversi – photography
Kathryn Schenker – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]	3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17]	8
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21]	8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25]	3
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26]	1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	3
US Billboard 200[32]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[33]	45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[34]	52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35]	27
French Albums (SNEP)[36]	112
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37]	42
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38]	89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[40]	87
US Billboard 200[41]	122
Chart (2004)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[42]	51
US Billboard 200[43]	130

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Czech Republic	—	10,000[45]
France (SNEP)[46]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[47]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Hungary (MAHASZ)[48]	Gold	10,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)[49]	Gold	92,053[50]
Netherlands (NVPI)[51]	Gold	40,000^{^}
Russia (NFPF)[52]	Platinum	20,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[54]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[55]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[56]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	2,500,000[57]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

Sacred Love at Metacritic

v t e Sting
Studio albums	The Dream of the Blue Turtles ...Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If on a Winter's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship 57th & 9th 44/876 My Songs The Bridge
Live albums	Bring On the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle ...All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin
Compilations	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 The Very Best of Sting & The Police The Best of 25 Years Duets
Extended plays	Nada como el sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World
Singles	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "Love Is the Seventh Wave" "Fortress Around Your Heart" "Russians" "We'll Be Together" "Be Still My Beating Heart" "Englishman in New York" "Fragile" "They Dance Alone" "All This Time" "It's Probably Me" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Fields of Gold" "Shape of My Heart" "All for Love" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" "Brand New Day" "Desert Rose" "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "The Empty Chair"
Guest singles	"Money for Nothing" "Take Me Home" "On Silent Wings" "Rise & Fall" "Always on Your Side" "Stolen Car" "Reste"
Tours	Symphonicity Tour Back to Bass Tour On Stage Together Tour Summer 2015 Tour Summer 2016 Tour 57th & 9th Tour My Songs Tour
Theatre	The Threepenny Opera The Last Ship (musical)
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Family	Frances Tomelty (ex-wife) Trudie Styler (wife) Joe Sumner (son) Mickey Sumner (daughter) Eliot Sumner (daughter)
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Sacred Love (с англ. — «Священная любовь») — седьмой студийный альбом британского рок-музыканта Стинга, был издан 29 сентября 2003 года. Во время записи альбома, музыкант экспериментировал со звуком, так были приглашены: хип-хоп вокалистка Мэри Джей Блайдж, исполнитель фламенко Висенте Амиго и ситаристка Анушка Шанкар.

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