Money for Nothing (album)

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Money for Nothing
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Greatest hits album by
Dire Straits
Released17 October 1988
Recorded1978–1985
Genre Rock
Length66:18
Label Vertigo
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Various
Dire Straits chronology
Brothers in Arms
(1985)		Money for Nothing
(1988)		 On Every Street
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B− [2]
Number One Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 17 October 1988, featuring highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits the song "Telegraph Road" and has a different running order.

Contents

Details

The first track on the album, "Sultans of Swing", which was the group's first hit single, was re-released as a single in the UK in November 1988 to promote the album. [4]

The album was remastered and reissued with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the United States, before being deleted in 1998 and replaced by another compilation, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits .

The cover art is a screenshot taken from the "Money for Nothing" music video. The version of the song included on the album omits the controversial Verse 2 lyrics entirely.

A newly-remastered version of the compilation was issued in the UK to streaming platforms and on vinyl on 17 June 2022. [5] This reissued vinyl includes the live version of "Telegraph Road" omitted from the original vinyl release. The version issued to streaming services originally included an alternate version of "Sultans of Swing" used for release as a single in 1978, before being replaced with the album version.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler, except the intro to "Tunnel of Love" (extract from "The Carousel Waltz" by Rodgers & Hammerstein) and "Money for Nothing" by Mark Knopfler and Sting. [6]

Original 1988 CD release
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Sultans of Swing" Dire Straits , 19785:46
2."Down to the Waterline"Dire Straits4:01
3."Portobello Belle – Live"Previously unreleased outtake from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live , 19844:33
4."Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" ExtendeDancEPlay , 19833:30
5."Tunnel of Love" Making Movies , 19808:10
6."Romeo and Juliet"Making Movies5:56
7."Solid Rock" (Japanese release only)Making Movies3:19
8."Where Do You Think You're Going?" (Alternative mix)Previously unreleased mix; original mix on Communiqué , 19793:30
9."Walk of Life" Brothers in Arms , 19854:08
10."Private Investigations" (Single edit) Love over Gold , 19825:50
11."Telegraph Road – Live (Remix)"Alchemy: Dire Straits Live11:59
12."Money for Nothing" (Single edit)Brothers in Arms4:06
13."Brothers in Arms" (Single edit)Brothers in Arms4:49


Original 1988 vinyl release
Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Sultans of Swing" 
2."Down to the Waterline" 
3."Portobello Belle (Live)" 
4."Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" 
5."Romeo And Juliet" 
6."Where Do You Think You're Going?" 
Side 2
No.TitleLength
7."Walk of Life" 
8."Private Investigations" 
9."Money for Nothing" 
10."Tunnel of Love" 
11."Brothers in Arms" 


Remastered 2022 release
Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Sultans of Swing"5:48
2."Down to the Waterline"4:01
3."Portobello Belle (Live) (Alternative outtake)"4:23
Side 2
No.TitleLength
4."Twisting by the Pool (Remix)"3:33
5."Tunnel of Love"8:12
6."Romeo and Juliet"5:59
Side 3
No.TitleLength
7."Where Do You Think You're Going? (Alternative mix)"3:33
8."Walk of Life"4:06
9."Private Investigations"5:56
Side 4
No.TitleLength
10."Telegraph Road (Live) (Remix)"12:00
11."Money for Nothing (Single edit)"4:08
12."Brothers in Arms (Edit)"4:58

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Money for Nothing
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [28] 3× Platinum210,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [29] Platinum400,000 [29]
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [31] Gold77,842 [31]
France (SNEP) [32] Diamond1,000,000*
Germany (BVMI) [33] Platinum500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [34] Platinum20,000*
Italy
sales 1988-1989 		—500,000 [35]
Netherlands (NVPI) [36] 2× Platinum318,563 [37]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] Platinum15,000^
Portugal (AFP) [39] Gold20,000^
Singapore—10,000 [40]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [41] 2× Platinum200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [42] 3× Platinum150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] 4× Platinum1,200,000^
United States (RIAA) [44] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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