The long and rocky relationship road for the three members of The Police just got a little rockier.
Drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers have filed a lawsuit against singer/bassist Sting alleging they’ve gotten shafted over the band’s biggest hit, “Every Breath You Take.”
Music legend Sting ‘sued for millions’ by former bandmates in The Policehttps://t.co/XxHWoAQiyY pic.twitter.com/tF115aQWyc
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 25, 2025
According to “The Daily Mail,” Sting earns nearly $750-thousand annually in royalties from the 1983 hit; Copeland and Summers allege that they did not receive either co-writing credits on the song or any royalties.
“Every Breath You Take” is a song by the band The Police, written by Sting and included on their fifth and final studio album, Synchronicity. pic.twitter.com/uOCfeb0SFK
— 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 – 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 – 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞⭐️❤️ (@NgocThach74) August 26, 2025
