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"Brothers in Arms" is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the closing track on the album of the same name. It was written in 1982, the year of the Falklands War. It was re-released in 2007 as a special edition to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the conflict and raise funds for veterans of it with posttraumatic stress disorder.^[1]

History

There are two studio recorded versions of this song: the album version which is 6:55 minutes, and the shorter version which is 6:05 minutes and features slightly different (and shorter) solos at the beginning and end of the song. The version that appears on Dire Straits' greatest hits album, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, is 4:55. The version included on the live album On the Night contains an extra pedal steel guitar solo and is 8:55. The full-length, studio album version (6:55) was also included on the 2005 compilation Private Investigations.

Mark Knopfler recorded and usually played the song on a Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar, rather than his usual Schecter "Stratocaster",^[2] and the sunburst Les Paul appears in the distinctive promo video, which is in the style of a charcoal drawing, interspersing scenes of the band playing with scenes of war. During Dire Straits' 1992 "On Every Street" tour, Knopfler used his Pensa-Suhr MK1 for this song, like most of the others.

The song is reported to be the first CD single ever released;^[3] it was released in the United Kingdom in 1985.

The song's lyrics, influence, and impact were discussed from a variety of musical and personal perspectives in the BBC radio programme and podcast Soul Music first broadcast in September 2012.^[4]

The song appeared in the second season episode "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" of Miami Vice, the third season episode "I Coulda Been a Defendant" of Due South, and the second season finale of The West Wing, "Two Cathedrals".^[5] In each instance, it is used over the climactic scenes of the episode. It was also featured in the 2001 movie Spy Game and most recently in the series finale, "START", of The Americans as well as the episode "Say Again Your Last" in SEAL Team.

Music video

The music video uses rotoscoping and shows the band performing, overlaid with images of the First World War.^[6] In contrast with the at-that-time very modern clip in "Money for Nothing", the video clip has a very classic appearance in noisy black and white images.^[7]

"Brothers in Arms" won Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards in 24 February 1987.

Track listings

Charts

Cover versions

See also

References

1. ^{{cite news | url= http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/8241/Falkland-s-veterans-song-aid | title= Falkland's veterans' song aid | work=Daily Express | date=29 May 2007 | accessdate=21 July 2015}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.openculture.com/2013/07/guitar-stories-mark-knopfler-on-the-six-guitars-that-shaped-his-career.html|title=Guitar Stories: Mark Knopfler on the Six Guitars That Shaped His Career|work=Open Culture|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en-US}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.keithhirsch.com/the-first-cd-single-dire-straits-brothers-in-arms|title=Keith Hirsch's CD Resource » Blog Archive » The first CD Single: Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms"|work=keithhirsch.com}}
4. ^{{cite episode| title= Brothers in Arms| series= Soul Music: Series 14 Episode 4 of 5 | credits= Producer: Lucy Lunt | network= BBC| station= BBC Radio 4| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mqp1r | airdate= 18 September 2012| accessdate= 17 June 2017 }}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ypz6t|title=Brothers in Arms: the sound of The West Wing, Brothers in Arms, Series 14, Soul Music - BBC Radio 4|website=BBC|access-date=2017-01-06}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1lg9s_dire-straits-brothers-in-arms-origi_music|title=Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Original|author=chaddi|work=Dailymotion}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2549|title=Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits Songfacts|work=songfacts.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lp3.pl//alpt.phtml?m=1&xa=1&nn=192|title=Lista Przebojów Programu 3|publisher=LP3|accessdate=30 November 2018|language=pl}}
9. ^dutchcharts.nl {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100422/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Dire+Straits&titel=Brothers+In+Arms&cat=s |date=25 October 2012 }}
10. ^{{cite web |url= http://joanbaez.com/Discography/R.html|title= Discography: Recently |author= |date= |website= joanbaez.com |publisher= Joan Baez | accessdate= 17 June 2017 }}
11. ^{{cite web |url= http://joanbaez.com/Discography/BIA.html|title= Discography: Brothers in Arms |author= |date= |website= joanbaez.com |publisher= Joan Baez | accessdate= 17 June 2017 }}
12. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102422/soundtrack | title=McBain (1991): Soundtracks | work=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=2016-08-15}}
13. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.metallica.com/tour/10608 | title=2007-10-27 Metallica Bridge School Benefit | work=Metallica.com | accessdate=2017-10-10}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicfix.co.uk/content/review/11816/dermot-oleary-presents-the-saturday-sessions.html|title=Dermot O'Leary presents The Saturday Sessions|work=Music @ The Digital Fix}}
15. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRGOF0-mORQ