 An alternate version was released as a single in the UK in 1980 in the set "Six Pack" in conjunction with the re-release of the Police's earlier singles "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", "So Lonely", "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon".It has been covered by a number of other artists, including Sting as a solo artist, Ranking Roger and Sheila Hylton.The themes of the song are loneliness and the pain of the end of a relationship.