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Money for Nothing (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Money for Nothing

| type = greatest

| artist = Dire Straits

| cover = Moneyfornothing2.jpg

| alt =

| released = 14 October 1988

| recorded = 1978–1985

| genre = Rock

| length = 66:18

| label = Vertigo
Warner Bros. (US)

| producer = Various

| prev_title = Brothers in Arms

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = On Every Street

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/money-for-nothing-mw0000201925|title=Money for Nothing - Dire Straits | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=17 May 2021|website=AllMusic}}

|rev2 = Robert Christgau

|rev2Score = B−{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=dire+straits|title=Robert Christgau: CG: dire straits|website=Robertchristgau.com|access-date=17 May 2021}}

|rev3 = Number One

|rev3score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=|first=|url=https://api.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50342418376/in/album-72157715970149126|title=Review: Dire Straits — Money for Nothing (Phonogram)|magazine=Number One|date=14 December 1988|page=37|issue=287|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=}}

}}

Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 14 October 1988,{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1988/MW-1988-10-08.pdf|title=Music Week|page=61}} featuring highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits the song "Telegraph Road" and has a different running order.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16752/dire-straits/|title=Dire Straits | full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=17 May 2021}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Peacock |first1=Tim |title=Newly-Remastered Edition Of Dire Straits' 'Money For Nothing' Comp Due In June |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/dire-straits-money-nothing-remastered-edition/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |agency=U Discover Music |date=11 May 2022}} 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.Japan release contained an additional track 'Solid Rock', placed between 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Where Do You Think You're Going'



{{Track listing

| headline = Original 1988 CD release

| extra_column = Original release

| title1 = Sultans of Swing

| extra1 = Dire Straits, 1978

| length1 = 5:46

| title2 = Down to the Waterline

| extra2 = Dire Straits

| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = Portobello Belle

| note3 = live

| extra3 = Previously unreleased outtake from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, 1984

| length3 = 4:33

| title4 = Twisting by the Pool

| note4 = remix

| extra4 = ExtendeDancEPlay, 1983

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Tunnel of Love

| extra5 = Making Movies, 1980

| length5 = 8:10

| title6 = Romeo and Juliet

| extra6 = Making Movies

| length6 = 5:56

| title7 = Solid Rock

| note7 = Japanese release only

| extra7 = Making Movies

| length7 = 3:19

| title8 = Where Do You Think You're Going?

| note8 = alternative mix

| extra8 = Previously unreleased mix; original mix on Communiqué, 1979

| length8 = 3:30

| title9 = Walk of Life

| extra9 = Brothers in Arms, 1985

| length9 = 4:08

| title10 = Private Investigations

| note10 = single edit

| extra10 = Love over Gold, 1982

| length10 = 5:50

| title11 = Telegraph Road

| note11 = live; remix

| extra11 = Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

| length11 = 11:59

| title12 = Money for Nothing

| note12 = radio edit

| extra12 = Brothers in Arms

| length12 = 4:06

| title13 = Brothers in Arms

| note13 = radio edit

| extra13 = Brothers in Arms

| length13 = 4:49

}}


;Original 1988 vinyl release

{{tracklist

| headline = Side 1

| title1 = Sultans of Swing

| title2 = Down to the Waterline

| title3 = Portobello Belle

| note3 = live

| title4 = Twisting by the Pool

| note4 = remix

| title5 = Romeo and Juliet

| title6 = Where Do You Think You're Going?

}}

{{tracklist

|headline = Side 2

|title7 = Walk of Life

|title8 = Private Investigations

|title9 = Money for Nothing

|title10 = Tunnel of Love

|title11 = Brothers in Arms

}}


;Remastered 2022 release

  • Released on 17 June 2022
  • Available on vinyl and digital download only
  • The tracks, versions and song order are the same as the original 1988 CD International and American releases
  • Released as a double LP

{{tracklist

|headline = Side 1

|title1 = Sultans of Swing

|length1 = 5:48

|title2 = Down to the Waterline

|length2 = 4:01

|title3 = Portobello Belle

|note3 = live; alternative outtake

|length3 = 4:23

}}

{{tracklist

|headline = Side 2

|title4 = Twisting by the Pool

|note4 = remix

|length4 = 3:33

|title5 = Tunnel of Love

|length5 = 8:12

|title6 = Romeo and Juliet

|length6 = 5:59

}}

{{tracklist

|headline = Side 3

|title7 = Where Do You Think You're Going?

|note7 = alternative mix

|length7 = 3:33

|title8 = Walk of Life

|length8 = 4:06

|title9 = Private Investigations

|length9 = 5:56

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Side 4

| title10 = Telegraph Road

| note10 = live; remix

| length10 = 12:00

| title11 = Money for Nothing

| note11 = radio edit

| length11 = 4:08

| title12 = Brothers in Arms

| note12 = radio edit

| length12 = 4:58

}}

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Money for Nothing

!scope="col"|Chart (1988–1991)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=789|artist=Dire Straits|year=1988|date=19881212|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Hungary|36|year=1991|week=2|rowheader=true|access-date=1 March 2024}}
scope="row"|Italian Albums (Musica e dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e dischi|language=it|access-date=26 June 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Dire Straits".

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{{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Norway|3|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=19881029|rowheader=true|access-date=9 March 2013}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|62|artist=Dire Straits|rowheader=true|access-date=26 June 2022}}

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|+ 2022 weekly chart performance for Money for Nothing

!scope="col"|Chart (2022)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Wallonia|84|artist=Dire Straits|album=Money for Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=26 June 2022}}

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= Year-end charts =

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|+Year-end chart performance for Money for Nothing

!scope="col"|Chart (1989)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1989|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1989|website=Austriancharts.at|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1989|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German|website=Offiziellecharts.de|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1989-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1989|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=16 February 2022}}

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scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1989/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989|website=Hitparade.ch|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="col"|Chart (1991)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1991&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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scope="col"|Chart (1992)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1992&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1992|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=14 October 2020}}

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Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1988|certref={{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}|access-date=12 September 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Dire Straits|title=Brothers in Arms|award=Platinum|type=album|salesamount=400,000|salesref=|certref={{cite news|author=Tarik de Souza|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pasta=ano%20199&pesq=communique%20dire%20straits&pagfis=52567|newspaper=Jornal do Brasil|title=Volta os campeões de audiência|language=pt|date=12 September 1991|page=38|via=National Library of Brazil|quote=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)|access-date=23 October 2023}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|salesamount=77,842|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=DIRESTRAITS|award=Diamond|certyear=1991|certmonth=1|source=infodisc|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Dire Straits|title=Money For Nothing|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=500,000|relyear=1988|note=sales 1988-1989|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-09.pdf|title=Italy > Talent Challenges|magazine=Billboard|first=Daniele|last=Caroli|volume=101|number=49|page=I-8|date=9 December 1989|issn=0006-2510|via=World Radio History|access-date=25 July 2020}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Malaysia|nocert=yes|salesamount=4,000|salesref={{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A65UAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=Malaysia&article_id=2817,3292089&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi14NKV7Z-MAxV_SDABHbJaPGM4HhDoAXoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=Malaysia&f=false|title=Sale of international music releases up|newspaper=New Straits Times|access-date=23 March 2025|date=29 November 1988|page=20|first=R.S.|last=Murthi}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1992|salesamount=318,563|salesref={{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1989/1989-soul-Billboard-Page-0143.pdf|title=Group Has Sold More Than 2 Mil Disks - Dutch Delight In Dire Straits - Dutch Delight in Dire Straits|publisher=Billboard|page=67|first=Willem|last=Hoos|date=16 December 1989|access-date=23 October 2023}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|certref={{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/1989-04-28 |title=New Zealand Certification – Money for Nothing |publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=12 September 2019}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|award=Gold|relyear=1987|artist=Dire Straits|title=Money For Nothing|type=album|certref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-14.pdf|title=Platinum in Portugal|magazine=Music & Media|page=11|volume=6|issue=2|date=14 January 1989|via= World Radio History|first=Luis|last=Pinheiro De Almeida|access-date=26 July 2020}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|artist=Dire Straits|title=Money For Nothing|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=10,000|relyear=1988|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-12-24.pdf|title=Singapore Set For Dire Straits|magazine=Billboard|first=Christie|last=Leo|page=82|date=24 December 1988|via=World Radio History|access-date=6 May 2021}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=926 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=12 September 2019}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1988|access-date=9 March 2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|number=4|access-date=9 March 2013|id=4336-641-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Money for Nothing|artist=Dire Straits|award=Platinum|access-date=9 March 2013}}

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References

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Category:Dire Straits albums

Category:1988 greatest hits albums

Category:Albums produced by Mark Knopfler

Category:Vertigo Records compilation albums

Category:Compilation albums by British artists

Category:Rock compilation albums

Category:Warner Records compilation albums