It's Probably Me

Lore & Background

The song is an original composition for the Lethal Weapon 3 soundtrack, not reusing leitmotifs from the original film's score. It was released as a single and on the Lethal Weapon 3 movie soundtrack. It also appears on the Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 international edition compilation album released in 1994, and on Sting's Duets album released in 2021. The song was not rerecorded for Ten Summoner's Tales.

A music video was released in mid 1992 featuring Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen and David Sanborn performing the track together while a few scenes of Lethal Weapon 3 are shown. The video snippets in where the quartet performs the song are shot in black and white. Clapton is also seen smoking a cigarette in the video and using his Zippo petrol lighter to create the opening rhythm instead of a drum set or programme.

Clapton, Sting and Kamen were nominated for a Grammy Award at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television in 1993. At the 1993 MTV Movie Awards Sting and Clapton were both nominated for the Best Movie Song. The American music website AllMusic retrospectively rated the release with two out of five possible stars.

Reader's Guide

"It's Probably Me" represents a notable collaboration between major artists of the early 1990s, combining Sting's vocals and bass, Eric Clapton's guitar, Michael Kamen's keyboards and string arrangements, and David Sanborn's alto saxophone. The song's use of leitmotifs from the original Lethal Weapon soundtrack ties it to the film series, while its chart performance shows stronger European reception than North American. The nominations for a Grammy Award and MTV Movie Award highlight its recognition within the film and music industries. The rerecording by Sting alone for his Ten Summoner's Tales album demonstrates the song's adaptability beyond its original collaborative form. The music video's black-and-white performance segments and Clapton's use of a Zippo lighter for rhythm add distinctive visual elements. The song's inclusion on multiple compilation albums over decades indicates its enduring presence in the artists' catalogs.

Did You Know?

• The song is an original composition for Lethal Weapon 3, not reusing leitmotifs from the original film's score.
• Clapton used his Zippo petrol lighter to create the opening rhythm in the music video instead of a drum set or programme.
• The song was not rerecorded for Ten Summoner's Tales; it appears on Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994.
• Clapton, Sting and Kamen were nominated for a Grammy Award at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television in 1993.