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"Secret Journey" is a song by The Police from their 1981 album, ''Ghost in the Machine''. Written by Sting, the song tells of a mystical journey that will make the traveller a "holy man." Although "Secret Journey" was not released as a single in Europe, the song did see a single release in some countries, such as the United States and Canada. ==Background== According to Sting, the lyrical inspiration for "Secret Journey" was inspired by the 1963 novel ''Meetings with Remarkable Men'', written by George Gurdjieff. Sting said the following about the song: Sting mentioned the song in ''Lyrics by Sting'', saying, "I was looking for some spiritual guidance in my own life and, after a few false leads, finally began to listen to the discrete language of my own heart."〔 "Secret Journey" was released as a single on May 1982 in the United States and Canada, as an alternative to the single "Invisible Sun" which was only released in some parts of Europe, such as the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was also released as a single in Australia (the only country to receive both the "Invisible Sun" and "Secret Journey" singles) and New Zealand. The song charted at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and also reached No. 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.〔(The Police Billboard Charts History ), Billboard.com.〕 The B-side of "Secret Journey" was "Darkness," a Stewart Copeland penned track that was also from ''Ghost in the Machine''. Copeland said of the track in 2000, "Darkness is a song about vertigo. I'm very proud of it, and there's not really much to say about it except that..."〔Garbarini, Vic (Spring 2000). ("I think if we came back..." ), ''Revolver''.〕 The song was performed live only in America for ten days on the Ghost in the Machine Tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Secret Journey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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