Released as a UK single on May 1, 1977, "Fall Out" was the first single by The Police, who at the time were the trio of bass player Sting, drummer Stewart Copeland, and guitarist Henri Padovani. In August that year, Padovani left, replaced by Andy Summers, who was on board for their first album in 1978. The Sting/Copeland/Summers lineup stayed in tact for the duration of the band.
Stewart Copeland wrote this song, including the lyrics. It's a rebellious rocker with a punk sensibility, which was their chosen genre. Later on, The Police became more melodic with a reggae influence. Sting ended up writing the lion's share of their hits.
This song was left off the group's first album but appears on a number of compilations, including their 1993 boxed set Message In A Box. In the liner notes to that set, Copeland wrote: "In the It was a heartfelt lyric, all about a personal disinclination to follow the styles of my peers." Copeland says that his brother Ian helped with the lyric.
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