Spirits in the Material World

"Spirits in the Material World"
Single by The Police
from the album Ghost in the Machine
B-side
  • "Low Life" (UK)
  • "Flexibile Strategies" (US)
Released11 December 1981 (United Kingdom)
1982 (United States)
Recorded1981
Genre
Length2:58
LabelA&M – AMS 8194
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
The Police singles chronology
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
(1981) 		"Spirits in the Material World"
(1981) 		"Secret Journey"
(1982)
Music video
"Spirits in the Material World" on YouTube

"Spirits in the Material World" is a 1981 song by English band The Police and is the opening track from their fourth studio album Ghost in the Machine. It went to number 4 in France, number 6 in Ireland and the Netherlands, number 11 in the United States and number 12 in the United Kingdom.