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“Bombs Away” by The Police
From the album Zenyattà Mondatta (1980)
“Bombs Away” by The Police appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1980 on the album Zenyattà Mondatta. Its best result is #718 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,911 alternative song of all time.
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"Bombs Away" is Stewart Copeland's song on Zenyattà Mondatta, the Police's 1980 album: the drummer wrote both music and lyrics, and it comes out tense and twitchy. Sting sings lead and plays bass and synthesizer, Andy Summers slashes away on electric guitar, Copeland drives it from behind the kit, and all three pile in on the backing vocals. Nigel Gray produced it with the band and engineered the session, keeping the sound lean and spiky.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 915 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 966 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 718 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 952 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1132 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 952 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 952 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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