Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
Greatest hits album by Dire Straits
Released	19 October 1998 (1998-10-19)
Recorded	1978–1992
Genre	Roots rock
Length	78:59
Label	Mercury Warner (US)
Dire Straits chronology
Live at the BBC (1995) Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (1998) Private Investigations (2005)

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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 19 October 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a single CD and a limited edition double CD, with the second CD containing live recordings from Mark Knopfler's first solo tour in 1996. A DVD of the same name was also released, featuring the music videos of all the songs on the single CD version, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song. The album is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name. In 2002, a limited edition box set, comprising the two CDs and the DVD, was released as part of Universal's "Sight and Sound" series.