Money For Nothing (track)
by Dire Straits
Year: 1985
From the album Brothers In Arms (track #2)
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Money For Nothing appears on the following album(s) by Dire Straits:
- Brothers In Arms (track #2) (this album) (1985)
- Money For Nothing (track #11) (compilation) (1988)
- Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (track #9) (compilation) (1998)
- The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (track #9) (compilation) (2005)
- On The Night (track #9) (1993)
- Sydney 1986 (track #1) (2020)
- The Studio Albums 1978–1991 (track #32) (compilation) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2026 19:15 |  HoldenM | 9,878 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2026 18:40 | NickD89 | 7,016 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2026 20:32 | Bjartmar03 | 3,253 | 80/100 |
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HoldenM 08/27/2026 19:16 | #315849
Ahahahaha!!! Oh no!!!
Squonk007 08/21/2023 13:47 | #298780
Of its time, it sounds dated now (Edited)
Don't stand so close to MTV (Sting part)
Bi11LL26Y 02/28/2018 14:18 | #209790
Really like the song, but what in the world is with the intro? It doesn't fit the song at all, lol. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome, but once you hear the entire song you start to wonder the same thing I did. I guess I'm glad it's there, because it definitely is a really good intro, and one of my favorites.
Pegasus 08/01/2015 23:25 | #146851
..One of the best intros ever?
Song doesn't hold up as good as the intro sets it out to be though.
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