Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires

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Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
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Live album by
the Police
Released11 November 2008 (2008-11-11)
Recorded1–2 December 2007
Venue River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre New wave
Length107:51
Label A&M/Cherrytree/Polydor/Universal
Producer Robert Orton
The Police chronology
The Police
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(2008)
Professional ratings
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Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires is a live album and concert video by the Police. It was recorded in December 2007 during the band's reunion tour and was released in November 2008. The album was released in the US exclusively through Best Buy. The album has a number of releases including a four disc version containing two CDs and two DVDs. The two CDs contain the live album from River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first DVD contains the 109-minute wide-screen concert presented in Dolby Surround and Stereo. The concert film was directed and produced by Jim Gable and Ann Kim, of Graying & Balding, Inc. [3] The second DVD contains the 50-minute bonus feature, "Better Than Therapy," directed by Stewart Copeland's son Jordan Copeland, detailing The Police's reunion with behind-the-scenes interviews from the band and road crew, plus two photo galleries of The Police on tour: one shot by guitarist and photographer Andy Summers, and one by photographer Danny Clinch. The DVDs were also released on Blu-ray format. [4] A triple vinyl format was also released that contained a digital download of the concert.

Contents

Track listing US (UK deluxe) format

All tracks written by Sting, except for "Reggatta de Blanc" by Stewart Copeland/Andy Summers/Sting.

CD 1

  1. "Message in a Bottle"
  2. "Synchronicity II"
  3. "Walking on the Moon"
  4. "Voices Inside My Head" / "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around"
  5. "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
  6. "Driven to Tears"
  7. "Hole in My Life"
  8. "Truth Hits Everybody"
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
  10. "Wrapped Around Your Finger"

CD 2

  1. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
  2. "Invisible Sun"
  3. "Walking in Your Footsteps"
  4. "Can't Stand Losing You" / "Reggatta de Blanc"
  5. "Roxanne"
  6. "King of Pain"
  7. "So Lonely"
  8. "Every Breath You Take"
  9. "Next to You"

DVD 1

Live from Buenos Aires (same track listing as both CDs)

DVD 2

Blu-ray edition

Blu-ray Disc

Same as both DVDs

CDs

Same as above

UK (International) standard format

DVD

Live from Buenos Aires (same as deluxe edition)

CD

  1. "Message in a Bottle"
  2. "Synchronicity II"
  3. "Walking on the Moon"
  4. "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
  5. "Driven to Tears"
  6. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
  7. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
  8. "Walking in Your Footsteps"
  9. "Can't Stand Losing You"/"Reggatta de Blanc"
  10. "Roxanne"
  11. "King of Pain"
  12. "So Lonely"
  13. "Every Breath You Take"
  14. "Next to You"

Personnel

The Police

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Music DVDs Chart [5] 31
Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart [6] 3
Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart [7] 2
Dutch Albums Chart [8] 43
German Albums Chart [9] 25
Swiss Music DVDs Chart [10] 2
Spanish Music DVDs Chart [11] 4
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Italian Music DVDs Chart [12] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] Gold15,000*
France (SNEP) [14] Platinum20,000*
Germany (BVMI) [15] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [16] Platinum100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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