When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
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"When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" is a song written by Sting that was first released by English rock band the Police on their 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta. Along with another song from Zenyatta Mondatta, "Voices Inside My Head", the song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart in 1981. In 2000, a remix version credited to Different Gear versus the Police reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 7 on the Billboard Dance chart, and No. 94 in the Netherlands. On radio stations, the song is often played directly after "Driven to Tears".
"When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" | |
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Song by the Police | |
from the album Zenyatta Mondatta | |
Released | 2 October 1980 |
Genre | New wave |
Length | 3:38 |
Label | A&M |
Songwriter(s) | Sting |
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"When the World Is Running Down" on YouTube | |
"When the World Is Running Down (You Can't Go Wrong)" | ||||
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Single by Different Gear vs the Police | ||||
Released | 24 July 2000 (2000-07-24)[1] | |||
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Length | 3:24 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Pagan | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
Producer(s) | Different Gear | |||
The Police singles chronology | ||||
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