Demolition Man
Soundtrack album Extended play by
Sting
Released25 September 1993 (1993-09-25)
Recorded1993
GenreRock
Length35:13
LabelA&M
ProducerSting
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 (United States) and November 1, 1993 (UK) in support of the Sylvester Stallone/Wesley Snipes film Demolition Man. It features Sting's re-recording of The Police track "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
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [7]

AllMusic panned the American 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, Dominic Miller) – 4:32
  4. "Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)" (live) (Sting) – 7:29
  5. "It's Probably Me" (live) (Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, Sting) – 6:18
  6. "A Day in the Life" (live) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:06
UK CDS (580 453-2)
  1. "Demolition Man" (Soulpower Mix Edit) (Sting) – 3:40
  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

Charts

Chart performance for Demolition Man
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 71

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. ^ Official Charts Company - Sting - Demolition Man
  5. ^ a b Demolition Man at AllMusic
  6. ^ Browne, David (1993-10-29). "Demolition Man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 784. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone sting album guide.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 268.
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