Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Those days are over You don't have to sell your body to the night Roxanne You don't have to wear that dress tonight Walk the streets for money You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light, oh I loved you since I knew you I wouldn't talk down to ya I have to tell you just how I feel I won't share you with another boy I know my mind is made up So put away your makeup Told you once, I won't tell you again It's a bad way Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light
Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Those days are over You don't have to sell your body to the night Roxanne You don't have to wear that dress tonight Walk the streets for money You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light, oh I loved you since I knew you I wouldn't talk down to ya I have to tell you just how I feel I won't share you with another boy I know my mind is made up So put away your makeup Told you once, I won't tell you again It's a bad way Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light Roxanne You don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) you don't have to put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light (Roxanne) put on the red light
O single “Roxanne” foi lançado em 14 de abril de 1978, antes do álbum *Outlandos d'Amour*, que saiu em 17 de novembro do mesmo ano.
Sting escreveu a canção a partir do ponto de vista de um homem que se apaixona por uma prostituta.
O título foi o primeiro single da banda no selo A&M Records e, quando relançado em 13 de abril de 1979, alcançou o 12º lugar nas paradas britânicas.
Em 2007, “Roxanne” foi a primeira música apresentada pelo trio durante a cerimônia dos Grammys, marcando o início da sua turnê de 30 anos de celebração.
Em 2008, a canção foi inserida na Grammy Hall of Fame, reconhecendo sua importância histórica no cenário musical.
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