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.@OfficialSting and @DiRealShaggy on ???? this morning at our Party in the Park!#STINGonGMA #SHAGGYonGMA pic.twitter.com/c4mUMDeBHB

— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 25, 2018

Sting chimed in, \"We had fun with it...didn't seem like work, just fun.\"

Shaggy said this isn't the duo's first collaboration together. The \"Boombastic\" singer said he once jumped on the stage with Sting and the pair performed \"Roxanne\" together.

COMING UP: @OfficialSting and @DiRealShaggy are taking over Central Park! We can't wait! #STINGonGMA #SHAGGYonGMA pic.twitter.com/rQ1e0N8gkf

— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 25, 2018

Sting and Shaggy are heading on tour together this summer. Their new album \"4-4-8-7-6\" is out now.

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