Listen to New Remixes of STING's 'Desert Rose' From Bedouin, Zakes Bantwini, & Darque

GRAMMY Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated artist Sting has shared the Desert Rose Reimagined EP, featuring 3 brand new Remixes and extended mixes of his chart-topping crossover anthem “Desert Rose.” 

Among other highlights, globally acclaimed Middle Eastern-American duo Bedouin—Tamer Malki and Rami Abousabe—have delivered a new version of the song, reimagined with Middle Eastern flair.

To round out the Desert Rose Reimagined EP, GRAMMY Award-winning South African artist and producer Zakes Bantwini performs his rendition of the song, alongside a South African take from producer and DJ Darque.

The original “Desert Rose” appeared on Sting’s Brand New Day and My Songs albums and united Arabic, Algerian folk, and Western vibes. It reached the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and claimed spots in the Top 10 of charts worldwide. It adorned Sting’s 3x-Platinum sixth solo offering, Brand New Day, which received GRAMMY Awards in the categories of “Best Pop Album” and “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.” 

Sting recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of his GRAMMY Award-nominated and Platinum-Certified fifth full-length solo album, Mercury Falling, with the release of a new Digital-Only special Expanded Edition available on all streaming platforms. It served as the latest Expanded Edition to be issued from Sting’s illustrious catalogue. It followed on the heels of last year’s The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition).

Sting is starring in a newly revised version of his musical The Last Ship, which will play the Metropolitan Opera House for nine performances, June 9–14, 2026. This reimagined production features a new book by Barney Norris and new and revised songs by Sting, expanding on the show’s acclaimed, Tony Award–nominated score.

He plays Jackie White, the shipyard foreman at the story’s center, with reggae icon and longtime collaborator Shaggy co-starring as the Ferryman. Presented by Karl Sydow and directed by Leo Warner, this strictly limited engagement follows an international series of multi-night runs in Amsterdam, Paris, and Brisbane. Take a look at photos from the recent Amsterdam run here.

Rooted in his own childhood in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, The Last Ship tells the story of a community of shipbuilders in the northeast of England, faced with the closure of their shipyard—the heart of their existence.

Jackie White is the shipyard’s foreman, whose health is failing just as his leadership is needed most. In this personal show, the artist immerses the audience in a hometown he was desperate to escape, a world where love, loss, and hope intertwine.

The creative team for this new production features set and video design by 59 Studio (Jenny Melville, Matt Taylor, and Ben Pearcy), choreography by Rebecca Howell, costume design by Loren Elstein, lighting design by Adam Bassett, and sound design by Tom Gibbons. 

Sting’s songs—such as “Island of Souls,” “All This Time,” and “When We Dance”—are woven into the performance in a fully staged production featuring a company of 48 artists, musicians, and choristers.

About Sting

In Sting’s distinguished career, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has received 17 GRAMMY Awards and sold 100 million albums worldwide from his combined work as one of the most distinctive solo artists in the world and former front man/bassist of The Police.

A composer, singer-songwriter, actor, author and activist, Sting also has received a Golden Globe, four Oscar nominations, a Tony nomination, Billboard Magazine’s Century Award and Kennedy Center Honors. He is currently starring in his musical, The Last Ship, for a limited international tour.