# Can't Stand Losing You guitar solo

> Andy Summers's guitar solo on Can't Stand Losing You by The Police (1978) starts at about 1:40. From the album Outlandos d'Amour.

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The Police, 1978, from *Outlandos d'Amour*. Solo by *Andy Summers*.

The reggae-punk hit builds to a chiming, echo-laden guitar break full of Summers' jazz-bred chord colour.

Can't Stand Losing You by The Police is #2 in our ranking of the best The Police guitar solos. The solo is played by Andy Summers and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Police Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-police-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Can't Stand Losing You?

Andy Summers played the solo on The Police's Can't Stand Losing You (1978).

### What guitar was used on the Can't Stand Losing You solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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