| "Walk of Life" | ||||
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| Single by Dire Straits | ||||
| from the album Brothers in Arms | ||||
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| Released | 14 October 1985 (US)[1] 3 January 1986 (UK)[2] | |||
| Studio | AIR (Salem, Montserrat) | |||
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| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Vertigo | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Knopfler | |||
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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 January 1986.
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).
- ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 38.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
- ^ Bull, Debby (4 July 1985). "Brothers in Arms". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Rose, James (15 September 2015). "30 Years Since: Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' Album". Daily Review. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
The opening tracks are pretty conventional pop-rock chart shooters