Back المال مقابل لا شيء (أغنية) Arabic Money for Nothing Catalan Money for Nothing Czech Money for Nothing (Lied) German Money for Nothing (canción) Spanish Money for Nothing (Dire Straitsin kappale) Finnish Money for Nothing (chanson) French Money for Nothing HE Money for Nothing Croatian Money for Nothing (singolo Dire Straits) Italian
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| Single by Dire Straits | ||||
| from the album Brothers in Arms | ||||
| B-side | "Love over Gold" (Live) | |||
| Released | 28 June 1985[1] | |||
| Studio | AIR (Salem, Montserrat) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
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| Label | Vertigo | |||
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| "Money for Nothing" on YouTube | ||||
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"Money for Nothing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, being the second track on their fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV".[2] The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.[3]
It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful single, peaking at number 1 for three weeks on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks chart and number 4 in the band's native UK. In July 1985, the month following its release, Dire Straits and Sting performed the song at Live Aid. At the 28th Annual Grammy Awards in 1986, "Money for Nothing" won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as well. At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video received 11 nominations, winning Video of the Year and Best Group Video.
- ^ "Straits tour" (PDF). Melody Maker. 22 June 1985. p. 4. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Kielty, Martin (24 June 2019). "When Mark Knopfler and Sting Connected for 'Money for Nothing'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "MTV ready to rock Russia". BBC News Online. 25 September 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
But the channel's continental incarnation - MTV Europe - ... was launched in 1987 with the first video - beamed into 1.6 million paying households - being Dire Straits' Money for Nothing.