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The Police
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Lyrics

The Other Way of Stopping

From Zenyattà Mondatta1980

Written by Stewart Copeland

Produced by Nigel Gray, The Police

Lyrics

The Other Way of Stopping

Police Zenyatta Mondatta The Other Way of Stopping Instrumental

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About this track

"The Other Way of Stopping" is a song by The Police from the album Zenyattà Mondatta, released in 1980. The song was written by Stewart Copeland. It was produced by Nigel Gray, The Police.

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Contributors

Sting— 799 credits as songwriter & producer →
Stewart Copeland— 111 credits as songwriter & producer →
Nigel Gray— 83 credits as producer →
Andy Summers— 99 credits as songwriter & producer →
Frank DeLuna— 11 credits as mastering engineer →
Marv Bornstein— 11 credits as mastering engineer →
Nigel Gray— 83 credits as producer →

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