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"Sultans of Swing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler. The demo of the song was recorded at Pathway Studios , North London , in July 1977 and quickly acquired a following after it was put in rotation on BBC Radio London .
The album was released in the US on 20 October 1978. [6] The first single released was "Sultans of Swing" which first broke into the United States top five early in the spring of 1979, becoming a hit a full five months after the album was released there, and then reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart.
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits: Released: 21 May 1999; Label: Universal Music; 19 9 — 3 2 — BPI: Gold [12] ARIA: 5× Platinum [58] On the Night: Released: 14 September 2003; Label: Universal Music; 33 18 — — 6 — ARIA: Platinum [58] Alchemy: Dire Straits Live: Released: 14 May 2010; Label: Universal Music; 2 1 2 7 5 6 ...
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.
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.
"Your Latest Trick" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the fourth track on their fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1986 by Vertigo Records.
The 1985 European releases of "So Far Away" featured another track from Brothers in Arms, "Walk of Life".This song would itself be released as the fourth official single from the album in Europe (second in North America) in late 1985 reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK – the band's highest ever charted single in their homeland.
Extendedance Play (stylized as ExtendedancEPlay) is a studio 12" EP by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 14 January 1983 [2] by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.