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“I Can't Stop Thinking About You” by Sting
From the album 57th & 9th (2016)
“I Can't Stop Thinking About You” by Sting appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2016 and 2017. It was first released in 2016 on the album 57th & 9th. Its best result is #26 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 2016.
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"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" was the first taste of 57th & 9th, Sting's twelfth studio album, sent out by A&M as its lead single in 2016. Sting wrote it alone and plays bass as well as singing, with Dominic Miller on guitar, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, Martin Kierszenbaum on organ, Rhani Krija on percussion and the Last Bandoleros on background vocals. On paper it's a lean rock lineup, guitar, bass and drums with organ and percussion for color.
He unveiled the studio version at the end of August 2016 in the Red Bull Sound Space at L.A. radio station KROQ, playing it live there too, and later posted an acoustic take on YouTube. It climbed to number two on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart, his first hit there since "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" in 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 86 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 30 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2016 | 117 |
| 2016 | 26 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016 | 104 |
| 2016 | 38 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
| 2016 | 40 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2017 | 194 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
| 2017 | 64 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2017 | 88 |
Also listed as: Can't Stop Thinking About You.
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