Calling Elvis

"Calling Elvis"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album On Every Street
B-side	"Iron Hand" "Millionaire Blues"
Released	19 August 1991 (1991-08-19)[1]
Length	6:25 (album version) 4:37 (single version)
Label	Vertigo Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)	Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Your Latest Trick" (1986) "Calling Elvis" (1991) "Heavy Fuel" (1991)

"Calling Elvis" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by British rock band Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, On Every Street (1991). It was released in August 1991 by Vertigo and Warner Bros. as the first single from that album, peaking at number 21 in the United Kingdom, and reaching the top 10 in numerous other countries. It was included on the 2005 compilation The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations. A live version of the song also appears on the 1993 live album On the Night.