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<th colspan="2" style="background: #F0E68C; text-align: center; font-size:112%;">The Empty Chair
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<th colspan="2" style="background: #F0E68C; text-align: center;"><a href="Sting" title="Sting">Sting</a>
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<th>Veröffentlichung
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<td><a href="Musikjahr_2016" title="Musikjahr 2016">23. Dezember 2016</a>
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<th><a href="Spieldauer_(Musik)" title="Spieldauer (Musik)">Länge</a>
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<td>3:12
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<td><a href="J._Ralph" title="J. Ralph">J. Ralph</a>, Sting
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<td>Arthur Pingrey, J. Ralph
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<td>The Rumor Mill, <a href="Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">UMG</a>
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<td>57th & 9th • Jim: The James Foley Story (Soundtrack)
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<p><b>The Empty Chair</b> ist ein vom britischen Musiker <a href="Sting" title="Sting">Sting</a> interpretiertes Lied aus dem Jahr 2016. Das Lied wurde von Sting und <a href="J._Ralph" title="J. Ralph">J. Ralph</a> geschrieben und ist Teil des Dokumentarfilms <i><a href="Jim_Foley_%E2%80%93_Realit%C3%A4t_des_Terrors" title="Jim Foley – Realität des Terrors">Jim Foley – Realität des Terrors</a></i>, der die Entführung und Tötung des US-amerikanischen Journalisten <a href="James_Foley_(Journalist)" title="James Foley (Journalist)">James Foley</a> durch den <a href="Islamischer_Staat_(Terrororganisation)" title="Islamischer Staat (Terrororganisation)">Islamischen Staat</a> thematisiert.<sup id="cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Für sein Studioalbum <i>57th & 9th</i> nahm Sting eine eigene Version auf, in der er anstatt auf einem Klavier auf einer Gitarre spielt. Diese spielte er am 12. November 2016 im <a href="Bataclan" title="Bataclan">Bataclan</a> in <a href="Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, um der <a href="Terroranschl%C3%A4ge_am_13._November_2015_in_Paris" title="Terroranschläge am 13. November 2015 in Paris">Terroranschläge am 13. November 2015</a> zu gedenken.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entstehung">Entstehung</h2></div>
<p>J. Ralph traf während der Entstehung des Filmes den Regisseur Brian Oakes durch einen Freund und sah den ersten Schnitt des Filmes, woraufhin er die Musik zum Lied komponierte. Er kontaktierte Sting und bat ihn, den Text dazu zu schreiben, Sting jedoch wusste nicht, ob er das könne, und habe nach J. Ralphs Anfrage zuerst abgelehnt.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<p>“The stakes are higher when you’re writing about a person who really existed, a person with family and friends you want to honor.”
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<p>„Die Messlatte ist hoch, wenn man über eine Person schreibt, die wirklich existierte, eine Person mit Familie und Freunden, die du ehren willst.“
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</style><span class="Person h-card">Sting</span>: <cite style="font-style:normal">Billboard</cite><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div>
<p>Als Sting am Abend Zuhause mit seiner Familie am Essenstisch saß, bekam er die Idee des „Empty Chairs“ (deutsch: „leerer Stuhl“), und er fragte sich, wie es sei, wenn jemand am Tisch fehlen würde. Daraufhin schrieb er den Text des Liedes ziemlich schnell.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Sting hat zusätzlich mit der Familie Foleys Inhalte für das Lied gesammelt und es ihr nach der Fertigstellung vorgestellt.<sup id="cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Auszeichnungen">Auszeichnungen</h2></div>
<p>Das Lied wurde bei der <a href="Oscarverleihung_2017" title="Oscarverleihung 2017">Oscarverleihung 2017</a> in der Kategorie <a href="Oscar/Bester_Song" title="Oscar/Bester Song">Bester Song</a> nominiert, konnte sich gegen <i><a href="City_of_Stars" title="City of Stars">City of Stars</a></i> aus dem Filmmusical <a href="La_La_Land_(Film)" title="La La Land (Film)">La La Land</a> jedoch nicht durchsetzen. Sting wurde zuvor bereits dreimal, J. Ralph bereits zweimal für einen Oscar in dieser Kategorie nominiert. Für Ralph bedeutete die Nominierung, vor allem mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf den Film zu lenken.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wciOD56pafE"><i>The Empty Chair</i></a> live aus dem <a href="Bataclan" title="Bataclan">Bataclan</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5dkyyd"><i>The Empty Chair</i></a> live während der <a href="Oscarverleihung_2017" title="Oscarverleihung 2017">Oscarverleihung 2017</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-Rolling_Stone-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Rolling_Stone_1-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.de/sting-feiert-mit-empty-chair-seine-vierte-oscar-nominierung-1188899/"><i>Sting feiert mit „Empty Chair“ seine vierte Oscar-Nominierung.</i></a> In: <i>rollingstone.de.</i> <a href="Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>, 26. Januar 2017,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. Januar 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Empty+Chair&rft.title=Sting+feiert+mit+%E2%80%9EEmpty+Chair%E2%80%9C+seine+vierte+Oscar-Nominierung&rft.description=Sting+feiert+mit+%E2%80%9EEmpty+Chair%E2%80%9C+seine+vierte+Oscar-Nominierung&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.de%2Fsting-feiert-mit-empty-chair-seine-vierte-oscar-nominierung-1188899%2F&rft.publisher=%5B%5BRolling+Stone%5D%5D&rft.date=2017-01-26"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Rebecca Keegan: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/oscars-2017-best-original-song-sting-j-ralph-james-foley-empty-chair"><i>The Quiet Oscar Contender That’s Taking On La La Land.</i></a> In: <i>vanityfair.com.</i> <a href="Vanity_Fair_(Magazin)" title="Vanity Fair (Magazin)">Vanity Fair</a>, 17. Februar 2017,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. Januar 2021</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Empty+Chair&rft.title=The+Quiet+Oscar+Contender+That%E2%80%99s+Taking+On+La+La+Land&rft.description=The+Quiet+Oscar+Contender+That%E2%80%99s+Taking+On+La+La+Land&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanityfair.com%2Fhollywood%2F2017%2F02%2Foscars-2017-best-original-song-sting-j-ralph-james-foley-empty-chair&rft.creator=Rebecca+Keegan&rft.publisher=%5B%5BVanity+Fair+%28Magazin%29%7CVanity+Fair%5D%5D&rft.date=2017-02-17&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Billboard-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_3-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_3-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_3-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Melinda Newman: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/oscars/7668952/sting-oscar-nomination-reaction-jim-james-foley-story-song-empty-chair"><i>Sting Hopes to 'Shine More Light' on 'Jim: The James Foley Story' Documentary With Oscar Nomination.</i></a> In: <i>billboard.com.</i> <a href="Billboard_(Magazin)" title="Billboard (Magazin)">Billboard</a>, 24. Januar 2017,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. Januar 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Empty+Chair&rft.title=Sting+Hopes+to+%27Shine+More+Light%27+on+%27Jim%3A+The+James+Foley+Story%27+Documentary+With+Oscar+Nomination&rft.description=Sting+Hopes+to+%27Shine+More+Light%27+on+%27Jim%3A+The+James+Foley+Story%27+Documentary+With+Oscar+Nomination&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fevents%2Foscars%2F7668952%2Fsting-oscar-nomination-reaction-jim-james-foley-story-song-empty-chair&rft.creator=Melinda+Newman&rft.publisher=%5B%5BBillboard+%28Magazin%29%7CBillboard%5D%5D&rft.date=2017-01-24"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Matt Grobar: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadline.com/2016/11/sting-j-ralph-jim-the-james-foley-story-hbo-awards-interview-1201847404/"><i>Sting And J. Ralph On The Life Of James Foley And The Meaning Of “The Empty Chair” – Q&A.</i></a> In: <i>deadline.com.</i> <a href="Deadline.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Deadline.com">Deadline.com</a>, 24. November 2016,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. Januar 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Empty+Chair&rft.title=Sting+And+J.+Ralph+On+The+Life+Of+James+Foley+And+The+Meaning+Of+%E2%80%9CThe+Empty+Chair%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Q%26A&rft.description=Sting+And+J.+Ralph+On+The+Life+Of+James+Foley+And+The+Meaning+Of+%E2%80%9CThe+Empty+Chair%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Q%26A&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2016%2F11%2Fsting-j-ralph-jim-the-james-foley-story-hbo-awards-interview-1201847404%2F&rft.creator=Matt+Grobar&rft.publisher=%5B%5BDeadline.com%5D%5D&rft.date=2016-11-24"> </span></span>
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<ul><li>Dolphins</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Nada como el sol</li>
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<ul><li>Bring On the Night</li>
<li>Sting: The Videos</li>
<li>The Soul Cages Concert</li>
<li>Sting Unplugged</li>
<li>Ten Summoner’s Tales</li>
<li>The Best of Sting – Fields of Gold 1984–1994</li>
<li>Summoner’s Travels</li>
<li>The Living Sea</li>
<li>The Very Best of Sting & The Police</li>
<li>The Brand New Day Tour – Live from the Universal Amphitheatre</li>
<li>All This Time</li>
<li>Inside the Songs of Sacred Love</li>
<li>The Journey and the Labyrinth</li>
<li>Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf – A Prokofiev Fantasy</li>
<li>A Winter’s Night … Live from Durham Cathedral</li>
<li>Sting – Live in Berlin</li>
<li>The Last Ship – Live at the Public Theatre</li>
<li>Live at the Olympia Paris</li></ul>
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<ul><li>If You Love Somebody Set Them Free</li>
<li>Love Is the Seventh Wave</li>
<li>Fortress Around Your Heart</li>
<li><a href="Russians" title="Russians">Russians</a></li>
<li>Moon over Bourbon Street</li>
<li>We Work the Black Seam</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">…Nothing Like the Sun</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>We’ll Be Together</li>
<li>Be Still My Beating Heart</li>
<li><a href="Englishman_in_New_York" title="Englishman in New York">Englishman in New York</a></li>
<li><a href="Fragile_(Lied)" title="Fragile (Lied)">Fragile</a></li>
<li><a href="They_Dance_Alone_(Cueca_Solo)" title="They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)">They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="All_This_Time_(Sting-Lied)" title="All This Time (Sting-Lied)">All This Time</a></li>
<li>Mad About You</li>
<li>The Soul Cages</li>
<li><a href="Why_Should_I_Cry_for_You" title="Why Should I Cry for You">Why Should I Cry for You</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Ten Summoner’s Tales</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="If_I_Ever_Lose_My_Faith_in_You" title="If I Ever Lose My Faith in You">If I Ever Lose My Faith in You</a></li>
<li>Seven Days</li>
<li><a href="Fields_of_Gold" title="Fields of Gold">Fields of Gold</a></li>
<li><a href="Shape_of_My_Heart" title="Shape of My Heart">Shape of My Heart</a></li>
<li>Nothing ’Bout Me</li>
<li>Love Is Stronger than Justice</li>
<li>She’s Too Good for Me</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Fields of Gold – Best of 1984–94</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>When We Dance</li>
<li>This Cowboy Song</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Mercury Falling</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot</li>
<li>You Still Touch Me</li>
<li>I Was Brought to My Senses</li>
<li>I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">The Very Best of Sting & The Police</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Roxanne ’97 (Remix)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Brand New Day</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Brand New Day</li>
<li>Desert Rose</li>
<li>After the Rain Has Fallen</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Sacred Love</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Send Your Love</li>
<li><a href="Whenever_I_Say_Your_Name" title="Whenever I Say Your Name">Whenever I Say Your Name</a></li>
<li>Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">The Last Ship</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Practical Arrangement</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">57th & 9th</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>I Can’t Stop Thinking About You</li>
<li>50,000</li>
<li>Petrol Head</li>
<li>Petrol Head <small>(mit J. Ralph)</small></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">44/876</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Don’t Make Me Wait</li>
<li>Morning Is Coming</li>
<li>Waiting for the Break of Day</li>
<li>Just One Lifetime</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">The Bridge</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>If It’s Love</li>
<li>Rushing Water</li>
<li>Por su amor</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Spread a Little Happiness</li>
<li>Englishman in New York (Remix)</li>
<li><a href="It%E2%80%99s_Probably_Me" title="It’s Probably Me">It’s Probably Me</a></li>
<li><a href="All_for_Love_(Lied)" title="All for Love (Lied)">All for Love</a></li>
<li><a href="My_Funny_Friend_and_Me" title="My Funny Friend and Me">My Funny Friend and Me</a></li>
<li>Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)</li>
<li>Gotta Get Back My Baby</li>
<li>Skank Up (Oh Lawd)</li>
<li>Message in a Bottle</li>
<li>My Funny Valentine</li>
<li>I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;"><small>Weitere Lieder</small></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Empty Chair</a></li>
<li><a href="Moonlight_(Sting-Lied)" title="Moonlight (Sting-Lied)">Moonlight</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Code-Word Elvis</li>
<li><a href="Fragile_(Lied)" title="Fragile (Lied)">Fragile</a></li>
<li>Spirits in the Material World</li>
<li><a href="On_Silent_Wings" title="On Silent Wings">On Silent Wings</a></li>
<li>I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying</li>
<li>Invisible Sun</li>
<li>Terre d’oru</li>
<li>Rise & Fall</li>
<li>Lullaby to an Anxious Child</li>
<li>Always on Your Side</li>
<li>Killing You</li>
<li>Stolen Car</li>
<li>Reste</li>
<li>2 In a Million</li>
<li>Dreaming</li>
<li>Silent Night (Christmas Is Coming)</li>
<li>Little Something</li>
<li>September</li>
<li>Redlight</li>
<li>The More I Love My Life</li>
<li>Undefeated Eyes</li>
<li>Another Part of Me</li>
<li>Til a Mawnin</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tourneen</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="The_Dream_of_the_Blue_Turtles_Tour" title="The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour">The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Nothing_Like_the_Sun_Tour" title="Nothing Like the Sun Tour">Nothing Like the Sun Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Human_Rights_Now!" title="Human Rights Now!">Human Rights Now!</a></li>
<li><a href="The_Soul_Cages_Tour" title="The Soul Cages Tour">The Soul Cages Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Ten_Summoner%E2%80%99s_Tales_Tour" title="Ten Summoner’s Tales Tour">Ten Summoner’s Tales Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Mercury_Falling_Tour" title="Mercury Falling Tour">Mercury Falling Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Brand_New_Day_Tour" title="Brand New Day Tour">Brand New Day Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Sacred_Love_Tour" title="Sacred Love Tour">Sacred Love Tour</a></li>
<li><a href="Rock_Paper_Scissors_Tour" title="Rock Paper Scissors Tour">Rock Paper Scissors Tour</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Sting/Diskografie" title="Sting/Diskografie">Diskografie</a></li>
<li><a href="Sting/Auszeichnungen_f%C3%BCr_Musikverk%C3%A4ufe" title="Sting/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe">Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe</a></li></ul>
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