"Message in a Bottle" is a song by the English rock band The Police. It was released on October 2, 1979 as the lead single from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc. The song was written by the band's lead singer and bassist, Sting."Message in a Bottle" was the Police's first number one song in the UK and won a Grammy Award. Rolling Stone ranked it number 65 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".