Brothers in Arms (song)

"Brothers in Arms"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album Brothers in Arms
B-side
Released18 October 1985[1]
StudioAIR (Salem, Montserrat)
Genre
Length
  • 6:58 (full version)
  • 6:05 (edited version)
  • 4:55 (radio edit, included on Sultans of Swing)
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)
  • Neil Dorfsman
  • Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Money for Nothing"
(1985)
"Brothers in Arms"
(1985)
"Walk of Life"
(1985)

"Brothers in Arms" is a 1985 song by British rock band Dire Straits and is the title track to their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms. It went to number 16 in the United Kingdom, number 10 in Ireland, number 5 in New Zealand, number 1 in Poland and number 57 in Australia. It won a Grammy Award in 1987.

Track listings

7" single (DSTR 11)

  1. "Brothers in Arms" – 6:04
  2. "Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero)" (Live) – 4:45

12" Maxi-Single (DSTR 1112)

  1. "Brothers in Arms" (Full Length Version) – 6:58
  2. "Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero)" (Live) – 4:45
  3. "Why Worry" (Instrumental Segment)

References

  1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 16.