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Don't Box Me In

1983 single by Stewart Copeland & Stan Ridgway

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"Don't Box Me In" is a collaboration between the Police drummer Stewart Copeland and former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway, recorded as part of the soundtrack for the Francis Ford Coppola movie Rumble Fish and subsequently released as a single. Copeland plays guitar, drums, bass and keyboards, and Ridgway sings and plays harmonica.

01Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Howard Deutch, included footage from Rumble Fish is interspersed with black and white images of Ridgway and Copeland in the studio.

02Chart positions

The song peaked at No. 91 in the UK singles chart in 1984.

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts)91
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