"Don't Stand So Close to Me" is a 1980 song and hit single by the British rock band The Police. It concerns a schoolgirl's crush on her young teacher and the teacher's nervousness about the situation. The Police won the 1982 "Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" for this song. A re-recorded version of the song was released in 1986 as "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86". The song deals with the mixed feelings of the teacher (lust/guilt/fear), and inappropriateness leading to confrontation. The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting (vocals; bass guitar); Andy Summers (guitar; vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums; percussion; vocals). The band became globally popular in the early 1980s; playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz; rock and reggae music.. Their 1983 album; Synchronicity; was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8;000;000.
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