"Message in a Bottle" is a hit song by the British rock band The Police, released in 1979 on their album "Reggatta de Blanc". Written by Sting, the song features the band's signature blend of rock, reggae, and jazz influences. It tells the story of a castaway on a desert island who sends a desperate message in a bottle as a last hope for human connection, only to discover a million other castaways similarly alone. The song was the band's first number-one single in the UK.