Demolition Man (album)

This article is about the Sting EP. For the Elliot Goldenthal film soundtrack, see Demolition Man (soundtrack).

Demolition Man
Soundtrack album Extended Play by Sting
Released	September 21, 1993 November 1, 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Rock
Length	35:13
Label	A&M
Producer	Sting
Sting chronology
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993) Demolition Man (1993) Mercury Falling (1996)

Demolition Man is an EP released by A&M on September 21, 1993 (US) and November 1, 1993 (UK) in support of the Sylvester Stallone/Wesley Snipes film Demolition Man. It features a re-recording of The Police song "Demolition Man", as well as several live recordings. The live recordings were recorded at Villa Manin, Codroipo, Italy on 25 July 1993. The US^[1] and International/European^[2] EP release features the title track and five live recordings and sales for this release were listed on the US Albums Chart, as the UK release^[3] was a standard single which featured an exclusive single version of the title track as well as the album version and two live recordings. The UK release charted therefore on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 21.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Allmusic panned the USA version in their brief review, claiming that the recordings are "unremarkable" and that the retail price (over $10, nearly as much as most full-length albums retailed for at the time) was inexcusable.^[5]

Track listing

US EP (31454 0162 2) / International (Europe) EP (540 162-2)

1. "Demolition Man" (Sting) – 5:27
2. "King of Pain" (Live) (Sting) – 7:21
3. "Shape of my Heart" (Live) (Sting, Miller) – 4:32
4. "Love Is Stronger Than Justice" (The Munificent Seven) (Live) (Sting) – 7:29
5. "It's Probably Me" (Live) (Clapton, Kamen, Sting) – 6:18
6. "A Day in the Life" (Live) (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:06

UK CDS (580 453-2)

1. "Demolition Man" (Soulpower Mix Edit) (Sting) – 5:27
2. "Demolition Man" (Film Version) (Sting) – 5:27
3. "It's Probably Me" (Live) (Clapton, Kamen, Sting) – 6:18
4. "A Day in the Life" (Live) (Lennon, McCartney) – 4:06

Personnel

• Sting – vocals, guitar
• Dominic Miller – guitars
• Mark Egan – bass
• David Sancious – keyboards
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Arik Marshall – guitars
• Bush Bushnell – bass guitar
• Ann Bennett Nesby – backing vocals and solo ad-libs
• Jamecia Bennett – backing vocals
• Core Cotton – backing vocals
• Shirley Marie Graham – backing vocals

References

1. ^ Sting - Demolition Man (CD, MiniAlbum, US) at Discogs
2. ^ Sting - Demolition Man (CD, MiniAlbum, Europe) at Discogs
3. ^ Sting - Demolition Man (CD, Maxi-Single, UK) at Discogs
4. ^ Chart Stats - Sting - Demolition Man
5. ^ ^{a b} Demolition Man (album) at Allmusic