Money for Nothing | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | 14 October 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1978–1985 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 66:18 | |||
Label | Vertigo Warner Bros. (US) | |||
Producer | Various | |||
Dire Straits chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B− [2] |
Number One | [3] |
Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 14 October 1988, [4] featuring highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits the song "Telegraph Road" and has a different running order. Money for nothing was originally released on the 1985 brothers in arms album.
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. [5]
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. [6] 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.
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. [7]
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Sultans of Swing" | Dire Straits , 1978 | 5:46 |
2. | "Down to the Waterline" | Dire Straits | 4:01 |
3. | "Portobello Belle – Live" | Previously unreleased outtake from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live , 1984 | 4:33 |
4. | "Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" | ExtendeDancEPlay , 1983 | 3:30 |
5. | "Tunnel of Love" | Making Movies , 1980 | 8:10 |
6. | "Romeo and Juliet" | Making Movies | 5:56 |
7. | "Solid Rock" (Japanese release only) | Making Movies | 3:19 |
8. | "Where Do You Think You're Going?" (Alternative mix) | Previously unreleased mix; original mix on Communiqué , 1979 | 3:30 |
9. | "Walk of Life" | Brothers in Arms , 1985 | 4:08 |
10. | "Private Investigations" (Single edit) | Love over Gold , 1982 | 5:50 |
11. | "Telegraph Road – Live (Remix)" | Alchemy: Dire Straits Live | 11:59 |
12. | "Money for Nothing" (Radio edit) | Brothers in Arms | 4:06 |
13. | "Brothers in Arms" (Radio edit) | Brothers in Arms | 4:49 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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?" |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Walk of Life" | |
8. | "Private Investigations" | |
9. | "Money for Nothing" | |
10. | "Tunnel of Love" | |
11. | "Brothers in Arms" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sultans of Swing" | 5:48 |
2. | "Down to the Waterline" | 4:01 |
3. | "Portobello Belle (Live) (Alternative outtake)" | 4:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" | 3:33 |
5. | "Tunnel of Love" | 8:12 |
6. | "Romeo and Juliet" | 5:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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7. | "Where Do You Think You're Going? (Alternative mix)" | 3:33 |
8. | "Walk of Life" | 4:06 |
9. | "Private Investigations" | 5:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Telegraph Road (Live) (Remix)" | 12:00 |
11. | "Money for Nothing (Radio edit)" | 4:08 |
12. | "Brothers in Arms (Radio edit)" | 4:58 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [29] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [30] | Platinum | 400,000 [30] |
Canada (Music Canada) [31] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [32] | Gold | 77,842 [32] |
France (SNEP) [33] | Diamond | 1,000,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [34] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [35] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Italy sales 1988-1989 | — | 500,000 [36] |
Netherlands (NVPI) [37] | 2× Platinum | 318,563 [38] |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [39] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Portugal (AFP) [40] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Singapore | — | 10,000 [41] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [42] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [43] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [45] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 June 1978 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album features the hit single "Sultans of Swing", which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached the top of the album charts in Germany, Australia and France, number 2 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Dire Straits was later certified double platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) respectively.
Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album featured the single "Lady Writer," which reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached number one on album charts in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, and Sweden, number 11 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Communiqué was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in the United Kingdom and double-platinum in France.
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 May 1985, by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the first album in history to sell over one million copies in CD format.
Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album includes the single "Romeo and Juliet", which reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as “Tunnel of Love,” featured in the 1982 Richard Gere film An Officer and a Gentleman.
On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively successful album Brothers in Arms, On Every Street reached the top of the UK Albums Chart and was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
Sailing to Philadelphia is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 September 2000 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains featured vocal performances by James Taylor, Van Morrison, and Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze.
Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 24 September 1982 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album featured two singles: "Private Investigations," which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Industrial Disease," which reached No. 9 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States. The title track was never released as a single, but two years later a live version from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live reached #15 in France, #29 in New Zealand, #43 in the Netherlands and #50 in the band's native United Kingdom. The album reached number one on album charts in Australia, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, as well as number 19 in the United States. Love over Gold was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in France and Germany and double-platinum in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 16 March 1984 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the double album features songs from the band's first four albums, the ExtendedancEPlay EP and Mark Knopfler's Local Hero soundtrack. Many of the songs have reworked arrangements and extended instrumental segments. The album cover is taken from a painting by Brett Whiteley.
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Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading British rock band Dire Straits and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler recorded his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical influences he'd engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978. The album reached the top-10 position on charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The album peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
"Money for Nothing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV". The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.
On the Night is the second live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 May 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album features many of the band's later hits, including the singles "Walk of Life" and "Money for Nothing". The cover art of the album features dishes of the Very Large Array in central New Mexico.
Live at the BBC is a live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 26 June 1995 on Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was recorded on 22 July 1978 at BBC Studios in London, with one track recorded on 31 January 1981. The studio versions of the first six songs were released on Dire Straits. Live at the BBC was the band's third live album, preceded by Alchemy: Dire Straits Live (1984) and On the Night (1993).
"Private Investigations" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits from their album Love over Gold. It reached number 2 in the United Kingdom, and is one of their biggest chart successes in the UK. The track has appeared on the compilation albums Money for Nothing and Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, and is the title track to the more recent 2005 compilation, Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler.
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 19 October 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a single CD and a limited edition double CD, with the second CD containing live recordings from Mark Knopfler's first solo tour in 1996. A DVD of the same name was also released, featuring the music videos of all the songs on the single CD version, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song. The album is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name. In 2002, a limited edition box set, comprising the two CDs and the DVD, was released as part of Universal's "Sight and Sound" series.
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is the third compilation album by Dire Straits and Scottish-born British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in 2005 by Mercury and Vertigo internationally, and Warner Bros. in the United States. Named after their 1982 hit single, the album consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from the group's six studio albums from 1978 up through the group's dissolution in 1995. It also features work from the solo career of the group's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.
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Alam da platina tripla pelos 750 mil copias de Brothers in Arms, a banda de Mark Knopfler garimpou entre nos duas platina dimples de 250 mil cada (Alchemy, o primeiro que estourou, em 84, e coletânea Money for Nothing, de 8) e um disco de ouro (no LP de estreia Dire Straits, de 79)