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 copies in the US. The band broke up in 1984; but reunited in early 2007 to undertake a world tour lasting until August 2008; in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their hit single Roxanne and also; to a lesser extent; that of their formation as a group. To date The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.