According to Sting, he wrote song with Stewart Copeland about the excess and overall bloated celebrity lifestyle. He wrote it about Rod Stewart in particular. In 1985, he retracted this saying, “This song is no longer about Rod Stewart.”
[Intro]
Oh
[Pre-Chorus]
It's all a game
You're not the same
Your famous name
The price of fame
Oh no, try to liberate me
I said oh no, stay and irritate me
I said oh no, try to elevate me
I said oh no, just a fallen hero
[Chorus]
Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking
[Verse]
You sang your song
For much too long
There's something wrong
Your brain has gone
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh no, try to liberate me
I said oh no, stay and irritate me
I said oh no, try to elevate me
I said oh no, just a fallen hero
[Chorus]
Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking
[Instrumental Break]
[Pre-Chorus]
It's all a game
You're not the same
Your famous name
The price of fame
Oh no, try to liberate me
I said oh no, stay and irritate me
I said oh no, try to elevate me
I said oh no, just a fallen hero
[Bridge]
Oh, you're just a fallen hero
[Chorus]
Don't wanna hear about the drugs you're taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking
Don't wanna find about the drugs you're taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the lies you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking
Don't wanna find out what you've been taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the life you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're raking
Don't wanna find about what you've been taking
Don't wanna read about the love you're making
Don't wanna hear about the lies you're faking
Don't wanna read about the muck they're—
[Bridge]
Peanuts, peanuts
Peanuts
[Outro]
Oh no, no
Oh no, no
Oh no, no
Oh no, no
Oh no, no
Oh
Peanuts was written by Stewart Copeland & Sting.
Peanuts was produced by The Police.
The Police released Peanuts on Thu Nov 02 1978.