Pressured by their record company for a new record and a prompt return to touring, the Police released their third album, Zenyatta Mondatta , on 3 October 1980. The album was recorded in a three-week period in the Netherlands for tax reasons and was completed the night before the band embarked on a new world tour. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and reached number five on the US Billboard 200 . It also gave the group their third UK No. 1 hit single, ” Don’t Stand So Close to Me ” (the UK’s best-selling single of 1980 ) and another hit single, ” De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da “, both of which reached No. 10 in the US.
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