Money for Nothing

Dire Straits * Track #2 On Brothers in Arms

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Album Brothers in Arms

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Dire Straits

1985

Money for Nothing by Dire Straits

Release Date

Mon Jun 24 1985

Performed by

Dire Straits

Produced by

Mark Knopfler & Neil Dorfsman

Writed by

Sting & Mark Knopfler

About

The most successful Dire Straits single, “Money for Nothing” is inspired by Mark Knopfler listening to a man complaining about the musicians that emerged in the 1980s.

The song features an introduction with Sting singing “I want my MTV”. Because of this, this was the first song played on MTV Europe...

Money for Nothing Lyrics

[Intro]
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV
I want my, I want my MTV

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 1]
Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't working, that's the way you do it
Money for nothing and your chicks for free
Now that ain't working, that's the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb

[Chorus]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs

[Verse 2]
See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup?
Yeah buddy, that's his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot, he's a millionaire

[Chorus]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs
Hoover mover, uh

[Chorus]
Got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
He's gotta move these refrigerators
Got to move these colour TVs
Looky here, look out

[Verse 3]
I should a learned to play the guitar
I should a learned to play them drums
Look at that mama, she got it sticking in the camera
Man, we could have some
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee
Oh, that ain't working, that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothing, get your chicks for free

[Chorus]
We got to install microwave ovens
Custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these colour TVs

[Verse 4]
Listen here
Now that ain't working, that's the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain't working, that's the way you do it
Money for nothing, and your chicks for free

[Refrain]
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free
Oh, money for nothing, chicks for free
Get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free
Ow, Money for nothing, yeah
And the chicks for free
What's that?
Get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free
Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Bozos
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
And chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Ah, money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Easy, easy money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Easy, easy, chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Easy, easy money for nothing (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
That ain't working

[Outro]
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Money for nothing, chicks for free

Money for Nothing Q&A

Who wrote Money for Nothing's ?

Money for Nothing was written by Sting & Mark Knopfler.

Who produced Money for Nothing's ?

Money for Nothing was produced by Mark Knopfler & Neil Dorfsman.

When did Dire Straits release Money for Nothing?

Dire Straits released Money for Nothing on Mon Jun 24 1985.

What other Dire Straits songs have co-writers?

“Tunnel of Love” as it contains a Rodgers and Hammerstein sample and “What’s the Matter Baby” which was co-written with Mark’s brother David.

What did Dire Straits say about "Money for Nothing"?

Knopfler described the song’s composition process in a 1985 interview with Bill Flanagan, author of the book Written in My Soul: Conversations with Rock’s Great Songwriters (1986):

The lead character in ‘Money for Nothing’ is a guy who works in the hardware department in a television/custom kitchen...

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