Walk of Life
1985 single by Dire Straits / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, being the third track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as a single (in the US in October 1985 and in the UK in December 1985), but had first been available as the B-side of "So Far Away" released several months earlier in advance of the album.
"Walk of Life" | ||||
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Single by Dire Straits | ||||
from the album Brothers in Arms | ||||
B-side |
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Released | October 1985 (US) December 1985 (UK) | |||
Studio | AIR (Montserrat) | |||
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Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mark Knopfler | |||
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The track peaked at number seven in the US charts, becoming their third and last top ten hit. It was their biggest commercial hit in the UK (along with "Private Investigations"), peaking at number two. The track also appeared on three compilation albums: 1988's Money for Nothing, 1998's Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, and 2005's The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations. It also appeared on the band's live album On the Night (1993).