Money for Nothing
~ Recording by Dire Straits
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in Japan by Daio Kosan) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in Japan by Sanyo) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in USA by DADC) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2, W2-25264 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in West Germany) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in Japan by Matsushita) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (mastered by John Dent) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | VERHC 25 |
| 1.1 | Money for Nothing (full length version) | 8:24 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing (full length version) | Dire Straits | Single |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | DSTR 1012 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in Japan for RCA) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (mastered by Bob Ludwig) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (reissue, made by PDO) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (club edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), RCA Direct Marketing, Inc. | 9 25264-2, D 114734 |
| 1.1 | Money for Nothing (full length version) | 8:24 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 25813-2 |
| 1.1 | Money for Nothing (full length version) | 8:18 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | Dire Straits | Single |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 080 130-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (club edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 25264-2, D114734 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:27 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | PHCR-1122 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (SRC) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Supraphon | 11 1669-2 311 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (SBM remastered) | Dire Straits | Album | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 | |
| 1.5 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | The No. 1 Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 535 683-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | PHCR-4291 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (SBM remastered, made in Brazil) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | MMTCD 1961 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | P2 24499 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (BIEM MCPS,PMDC France, Matrix Code 824 499_2 70 L7) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.5 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | The No.1 Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 535 683-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 5483572 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 47773-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| CD-MAXIMUM (Russian label) | CDM 0101-578 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (20th anniversary edition limited edition digipak) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 9871497 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (20th anniversary edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 9871498 |
| 2.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (20th anniversary edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 9871498 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (20th anniversary edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 49377-2 |
| 2.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (20th anniversary edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 49377-2 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9874478 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | Private Investigations - The Best Of | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9873051 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9874475, 9874476, 9874481 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (Special Edition) | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9873054 |
| 1.9 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 49891-2 |
| 1.9 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | |
| 1.9 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 49891-2, D211177 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9874475 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 9874476 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (180 gram) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 49 377-1 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICY-93733 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | UICY-25011 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | 2 for 1: Brothers in Arms / On Every Street | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) | 533 255-6 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 533 545-6 |
| 2.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2099 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2099 |
| 5.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978–1991 | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | ?:?? | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (180 gram, pressed by GZ Digital Media) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Phonogram, Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 3752907 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 2-441 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | ?:?? | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | UIGY-15008 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (MQA 24/44.1 - Warner Remasters logo with Brown background) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.34 | Money for Nothing | 8:31 | Dire Straits | Rockklassiker | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 5.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991 | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | 603497860562, R2 567156 |
| 5.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991 (Remaster) | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 00602508391361, 0839136 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:18 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (Abbey Road Studios half-speed master) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | ARHSDLP004 |
| 1.10 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | Rock en Inglés | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations) | |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (made in USA by PDO) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25264-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:30 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (MADE IN FRANCE BY PDO) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Phonogram, Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms (SBM remastered, Universal M & L, UK) | Dire Straits | Album | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 824 499-2 | |
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:17 | Dire Straits | Mastermix Classic Cuts 30: Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | CC030 |
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (Deezer) | Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation | Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | ||
| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:24 | Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0249874476 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | Warner Remasters Sampler: Tower Records Celebrating 30 Years on the Sunset Strip | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRO-CD-100408 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (bootleg label, read annotation before using) | CDP 108 (824499-2) |
| 1.19 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | YTMND Soundtrack, Volume 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| YTMND | |
| 1.3 | Money for Nothing | 8:27 | Dire Straits | The Ultimate Best of Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | Money for Nothing | 8:23 | Dire Straits | Absolute Hits (2016) | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Money for Nothing | 8:26 | Dire Straits | 20 Years on MTV: 1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Money for Nothing | 8:25 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | Album | |||
Relationships
| assistant recording engineer: | Steve Jackson (recording engineer) |
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| engineer: | Neil Dorfsman |
| producer: | Neil Dorfsman Mark Knopfler |
| assistant mixer: | David Greenberg Bruce Lampcov |
| additional drums (drum set): | Terry Williams (drummer) |
| bass guitar: | John Illsley |
| drums (drum set): | Omar Hakim |
| guitar: | Mark Knopfler |
| keyboard: | Alan Clark (keyboardist) Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) |
| additional guest vocals: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| background vocals: | Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) John Illsley |
| vocals: | Mark Knopfler |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) |
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| recorded at: | AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02) |
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| mixed at: | Power Station Studios (fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States |
| DJ-mixes: | Never Too Old to Rock by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) Confit de canard by The Sheep Queen Experiment (order: 47) |
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| sampled by: | Acid for Nothing by 1200 Micrograms Flashing for Money (Sultan radio edit) by Deep Dish vs. Dire Straits (in 2005) |
| mash-ups: | GET YOUR FREE MTV by Danny Greyiers The One Boing Mash Boom (Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party vs. Dada Life vs. Avicii & Nicky Romero vs. Dire Straits vs. Skrillex vs. will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears) by DJ Schmolli |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/4nFNJmjfgBF7jwv2oBC45b [info] |
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| recording of: | Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song) |
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Related works
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
| lyricist and composer: | Mark Knopfler |
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| additional composer: | Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) |
| publisher: | Chariscourt Ltd. Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. |
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| later parody versions: | Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies Monkeys for Uncles |
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