Sting later expressed regret over ‘We’ll Be Together’, a 1987 single from his second solo album, saying he felt it should not have been made. The song mattered commercially, becoming a US chart success, but he viewed it as a misjudgement that reflected an attempt to project a tougher image than felt authentic.

He said the track seemed appropriate at the time but was “embarrassing” in retrospect, particularly because of its promotional video, which showed him in a leather jacket using a firearm. Released on …Nothing Like the Sun, the song reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Mainstream Rock chart, despite failing to match that success in the UK.