Money for Nothing (promo single edit)

Name: Money for Nothing
Duration: 4 min 6 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1988-10	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	9 25794-2
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (pink bar code, printed in West Germany)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE1988-10	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998), Phonogram	836 419-2
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1988-10	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	W2 25794
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE1988-10	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419-1
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE1988-10	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419‐4
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (gold CD)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	AT1988	Zounds Gold (24 carat gold CDs)	27330013 D
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419-1
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	GB1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419-1, VERH64
1.12	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	FR1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	28PD-513
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	CA1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419-2
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Single	XE1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	874 624-7
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Dire Straits	Single	DE1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	874 624-2
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money For Nothing (Columbia House)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	CA1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	P2 36419
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing	Dire Straits	Single	GB1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	DSCD 15
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing	Dire Straits	Single	DE1988	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	872 611-2
1.11	Money For Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money For Nothing (1 25794-2 SRC=08 M11S42)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1990	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	9 25794-2
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Power Cuts	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1992	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	515 415-2
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:02	Dire Straits	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993-08-23	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDNOW1985
2.1	Money for Nothing	4:01	Dire Straits	The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-07-01
2.1	Money for Nothing	4:01	Dire Straits	The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	Virgin TV	VTDCD 35
2.1	Money for Nothing	4:08	Dire Straits	The Ultimate Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	516 831-2
1.5	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	The Best 80’s Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995-11-04	Virgin TV	VTDCD 68
1.2	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Best of Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1996	Polystar (Germany)	553 000-2
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (SBM remastered)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	GB1996	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	836 419-2
5.1	Money for Nothing	4:08	Dire Straits	The Ultimate Rock Collection: Gold and Platinum	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products	8458-2, OPCD-2749A
2.2	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Torhout Werchter 21	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1997	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	555.186-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	GB1998-10-16	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	538 003-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	GB1998-10-19 FR1998	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	558 658-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	CA1998-10-19	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	314 558 658-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1998-10-19	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	093624713029
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1998-10-27	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	9 47130-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1998-11-10	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.11	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (club edition)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US1998	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)	25794, D 100713
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Original Rock, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1998	EMI Music France (1994–2013)	6865
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (limited edition)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	FR1998	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	558 6582
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	ZA1998	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	SSTARCD 6426
2.10	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	25 ans de tubes, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1999	PolyGram	940 171-2
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	A música do século, volume 30	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BR1999	Editora Caras	SEC-0030
2.13	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Party Party Party: Die besten Party-Hits 66-99	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1999	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
1.12	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Time 100, Volume 2: The Music of Our Lives 1980–1999	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1999	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	WTVD 38066
1.8	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Music of the Millennium 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-11-21	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	560230-2
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2000-12-01	Polystar (Germany)	560 947‐2
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2000	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	560436-2
1.7	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	Millennium Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-19	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	585 642-2
2.6	Money for Nothing	4:03	Dire Straits	Cold Feet	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	GB2001-11-26	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	5859132
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2001	Universal Music Canada	3145568992
1.8	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	TM Century: GoldDisc 126	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002	TM Century	126
2.11	Money for Nothing	?:??	Dire Straits	#1’s: 38 of the Greatest No. 1 Singles of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2003	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	9821425
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	0602498134757
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	#1s: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CH2004-05-10	Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation)	UNI 981 413-7
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AT2004-05-10 CH2004-05-23 GB2005	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	CD SET: 9828099, CD1: 9828100, CD2: 9828101
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:03	Dire Straits	Capital Gold: Just Great Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-05-10	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	9819149
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Rock Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2004-05-17	EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)	7243 576627 2 7
1.15	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	No.1: The Greatest Hit Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	JP2004-08-25	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	UICZ-1126
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Now That’s What I Call Music Years	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-09-27	NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)	VTDCD 672
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Rewind	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-09-28	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	982 2979
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	#1s: 38 of the Greatest #1 Singles of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2004	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	06024 981 413-7 (3), EMI – 06024 981 413-7 (3)
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	Donna’s Top 2004	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2004	Universal Music Belgium	982.629-1
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:08	Dire Straits	Legends: Livin’ on a Prayer	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004	Time–Life Music	8461-2 RIAA-05
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations	Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler	Album + Compilation	GB2005-11-07	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	9872936
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations	Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler	Album + Compilation	JP2005-11-09	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	UICZ-1183
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE2005-12-09	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	987576-7
1.6	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations	Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler	Album + Compilation	XE2005	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	9874050
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:09	Dire Straits	1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2007-05-08	Warner Strategic Marketing	0602498444788
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	UNO	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	MX2007-06-01	Universal Music México	0602498444788
1.10	Money for Nothing	4:09	Dire Straits	Deejay 25	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2007-11-23	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Warner Strategic Marketing	5301999
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2007	Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)	530 020-0
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	DE2008-11-18	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	0600753016121
7.1	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty Years	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008-12-09	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	431612-2
2.2	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	50 Jaar Radio Veronica: The 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2010-04-01	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	JK160681
1.3	Money for Nothing	?:??	Dire Straits	Gods of Guitar	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2010-11-26		060075331852
1.3	Money for Nothing (edit)	4:06	Dire Straits	Gods of Guitar	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2010-11-26	Universal Music Australia
2.3	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Radio 1 Classics, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010	Universal Music Belgium	533.144-3, 533.144-4
2.5	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010
1.12	Money for Nothing (edit)	4:07	Dire Straits	Gods of Guitar (Canadian version)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2011-03-01	Strategic Marketing (imprint used by Sony BMG Music Entertainment in Mexico)
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Gods of Guitar	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2011	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	DARCD 3107
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	JP2012-06-20	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	UICY-25236
2.1	Money for Nothing	4:02	Dire Straits	Air Guitar Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-11-18	Universal Music on Demand	5373869
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	80 from the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-04-10	X5 Music Group
1.2	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Rock Riffs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AS2020-04-24 GU2020-04-24 (show 3 more) UM2020-04-24	X5 Music Group
1.2	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Suicide Blonde: Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-05-15	X5 Music Group
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	80’s Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-12-04	X5 Music Group
1.11	Money for Nothing (single edit)	4:08	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (remastered 2022)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	AF2022-06-17 AL2022-06-17 (show 200 more) XW2022	Universal Music Catalogue (aka UMC)
1.11	Money for Nothing (single edit) (2022 remaster)	4:08	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing (2022 remaster)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US2022-06-17	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Air: Amazon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AF2023-04-05 AL2023-04-05 (show 192 more) ZW2023-04-05	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5	Money for Nothing	4:08	Dire Straits	1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.1	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Power Cuts	Various Artists	Album + Compilation		Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Sound-Pol	515 426-2, 515426-2
1.9	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)
Promotion
1.4	Money for Nothing	4:06	Dire Straits	On Every Street	Dire Straits	EP + Compilation	XE1991	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	PHIL 1
1.2	Money for Nothing	4:07	Dire Straits	Until September	Dire Straits	EP + Compilation	GB1991	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	SEPT 1
3.9	Money for Nothing	4:10	Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 3CD Promo	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	DST 1
2.9	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	DMC Complete Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007	DMC (Disco Mix Club)	CDBOX19
1.14	Money for Nothing	4:05	Dire Straits	High Fidelity Pure Audio Demo Disc	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2012-08-06	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	PAHF01
Bootleg
4.17	Money for Nothing	4:09	Dire Straits	Bacobens Rock Top 500 (CD1)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	RU2007
(unknown)
1.3	Money for Nothing	4:04	Dire Straits	30 of the Greatest Number One	Various Artists	Album + Compilation

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producer:	Neil Dorfsman Mark Knopfler
additional guest vocals:	Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988) Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022)

recording of:	Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)

Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)

lyricist and composer:	Mark Knopfler
additional composer:	Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)

publisher:	Chariscourt Ltd. Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

later parody versions:	Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies Monkeys for Uncles

Money for Nothing (promo single edit)

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Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)

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Money for Nothing (promo single edit)

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Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)

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