Desert Rose (Sting song)

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"Desert Rose" is a song by British recording artist Sting from his album Brand New Day (1999). The song depicts Adam's agony after he was banished from Eden. Eve is referred to as the "desert rose". Riding a wave of pre-9/11 interest in Latin and Arabic cultures, the song peaked at No. 2 in Canada, No. 3 in Switzerland, No. 4 in Italy, No. 15 in the UK, and No. 17 in the US. The song is noted for Sting's duet performance with Algerian raï singer Cheb Mami, creating a distinct world music feel to the song.

Video Desert Rose (Sting song)

Music video

The music video features Sting taking a trip through the Mojave Desert in a Jaguar S-Type driven by a masked female chauffeur (a possible reference to the Green Hornet's sidekick Kato) and then going to a nightclub in Las Vegas to perform the song with Cheb Mami. After shooting the video, Sting's manager Miles Copeland III approached a music licensing maven, Lloyd Simon, to work with Jaguar on a collaboration, and the auto company featured the video in their prominent television advertisements during the year 2000.

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Remixes

Also included on the single releases were club remixes by Victor Calderone. One remixed version of the song was used in an alternative edit of the video, which included more sexually explicit footage.

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Track listings

UK CD1 (497 240-2)

1. "Desert Rose (radio edit)" - 3:55
2. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles) - 4:27
3. "Fragile" (live at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles) - 4:10
4. "Desert Rose" video (CD-ROM)

UK CD2 (497 241-2)

1. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix radio edit)" - 4:47
2. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix)" - 9:21
3. "Desert Rose (Filter Dub Mix)" - 5:21
4. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix)" video (CD-ROM)

UK 12" (497 241-1)

1. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix)"
2. "Desert Rose (Filter Dub Mix)"
3. "Desert Rose" (original)

US CD (0694973212)

1. "Desert Rose (radio edit)" - 3:54
2. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix radio edit)" - 4:44
3. "Brand New Day (Murlyn Extended Mix)" - 5:01
4. "Brand New Day (Murlyn Radio Mix)" - 3:54

Europe CD (497 233-2)

1. "Desert Rose (radio edit)" - 3:54
2. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix)" - 9:20
3. "Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix radio edit)" - 4:44
4. "Brand New Day (Murlyn Mix)" - 5:01
5. "Brand New Day" video (CD-ROM)

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Charts

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Other versions

In 2007, instrumental group John Tesh Project released their version from the album "A Passionate Life."

In 2017, the Ukrainian club project "#SiSiKe4" made its remix for this song, which is called "Sting - Desert Rose (#SiSiKe4 Extended Remix)"

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Other Uses

Prior to their merge with Sirius, XM Satellite Radio used part of the song as the background music of their announcement when there's any technical mishap during a broadcast on one of their channels.

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References

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External links

• Sting - Desert Rose on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Source of article : Wikipedia