Encores (EP)

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Encores
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EP by
Dire Straits
Released10 May 1993 (1993-05-10) [1]
Length20:44
Label Vertigo
Producer
Dire Straits chronology
On the Night
(1993)		Encores
(1993)		 Live at the BBC
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Encores is a live extended play (EP) by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 May 1993, simultaneously with the release of their live album, On the Night . Although it was an EP, it charted on the singles charts of several countries. In France, Portugal and Spain it debuted at number one. It was the band's final release prior to their official dissolution in 1995, when Mark Knopfler decided to embark on a solo career.

Contents

In November 2023, Encores was included in the box set anthology, Live 1978-1992

Track listings

All tracks written by Mark Knopfler.

  1. "Your Latest Trick" – 5:41
  2. "The Bug" – 5:24
  3. "Solid Rock" – 5:20
  4. "Local Hero (Wild Theme)" – 4:19

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 18
Denmark (IFPI) [6] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [8] 18
France (SNEP) [9] 1
Germany (GfK) [10] 34
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [11] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 3
Norway (VG-lista) [13] 10
Portugal (AFP) [14] 1
Spain (AFYVE) [15] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [18] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 49
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 10

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 8 May 1993. p. 27.
  2. ↑ "Encores". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 25. 19 June 1993. p. 20.
  7. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 24. 12 June 1993. p. 19.
  8. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.
  9. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 25, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores". VG-lista. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 22. 29 May 1993. p. 34.
  15. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  16. ↑ "Dire Straits – Encores". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Dire Straits: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 51/52. 18 December 1993. p. 15.
  19. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  20. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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