Sting praises 'beautiful' adaptation of song in Netflix hit series Adolescence

A cover of a song written by that was used in 's has now prompted reaction from the singer-songwriter. He has shared his thoughts following the release of last month.

The four-part series follows Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper) and his family in the aftermath of the 13-year-old being accused of murdering his classmate Katie Leonard (Emilia Holliday). It's been met with praise and on the streaming platform in .

Adolescence's second episode featured a cover of the song Fragile, which was first released by its writer Sting, 73, in 1988. The new rendition is performed by cast member Emilia, 14, and the Minsthorpe Community College Choir.

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Their cover features in the closing scene of the episode, which includes overhead footage of the location where character Katie was killed. It ends with Owen's father Eddie Miller () leaving flowers at the site.

Sting - whose real name is Gordon Sumner - has now shared his thoughts on the cover and the reaction to it. He posted about it on his page this afternoon, a month on from the release of Adolescence on March 13.

The musician's joint post with Netflix included a video of the scene that featured Fragile. Alongside it, Sting suggested that it was a "great cover" and told his followers that the vocalists on the track have "created something beautiful".

Sting began the caption by discussing the reception to the cover of the song. He wrote in the message to his followers: "The reaction to the cover of my song, Fragile, in the new Netflix series Adolescence has been fantastic."

He continued in the post shared earlier today: "It's always interesting for me to hear one of my songs through someone else's lens. A great cover can reveal things about a song that I didn't originally see and give a song a new life."

Sting went on to tell fans on the platform: "Emilia Holliday and the students of the Minsthorpe Community College Choir are incredibly talented." He concluded by writing: "Together they have created something beautiful."

Adolescence featured music by Aaron May and David Ridley. The soundtrack was released last month following the launch of the show itself and the pair spoke about having worked on it in a joint post on Instagram at the time.

They said: "We're so excited to be releasing this today and for the response the series is getting. We're indebted to [director Philip Barantini], who works so closely with us throughout the process, and all the musicians who helped bring this score to life."

"In particular, we were fortunate to work with the immensely talented [Emilia] on vocals for the score. Emilia plays Katie in the show, and working with her gave us a wonderful chance to hear something of her voice through the series. A massive shoutout also to the students of Minsthorpe Community College who did an incredible job as our choir!"

Aaron and David concluded by saying it had been a "pleasure" to be involved with the show. They wrote: "It's been a pleasure to work on a series where so much attention to detail was taken by everyone at every stage, and where such a feeling of family and camaraderie was so present throughout the cast and crew."

Adolescence is available on Netflix.

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