Sting is being sued by his former Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland who claim they were denied credit and royalties for the band’s signature hit “Every Breath You Take,” according to reports.

The lawsuit, filed in London’s High Court, names Sting, born Gordon Matthew Sumner, and his publishing company, Magnetic Publishing, as defendants, according to the Los Angeles Times. Summers and Copeland argue they were excluded from songwriting credits and never received royalties for their contributions to the 1983 track, which went on to become the group’s biggest commercial success.

“Every Breath You Take” spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, longer than any other single that year, and won two Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year, Billboard reported. Its reach extended into later decades, most notably when Summers’ guitar riff was sampled on Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ 1997 hit “I’ll Be Missing You.”

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