Twisting by the Pool

"Twisting by the Pool"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album ExtendedancEPlay
B-side
  • "Two Young Lovers"
  • "If I Had You"
Released14 January 1983[1]
GenreRock and roll
Length3:32
LabelVertigo
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Private Investigations"
(1982) 		"Twisting by the Pool"
(1983) 		"Love over Gold (Live Version)"
(1984)

Twisting by the Pool is a 1983 song by British rock band Dire Straits which appears on ExtendedancEPlay. It was released as a single in 1983, peaking at No. 1 in New Zealand, No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart[2] and at No. 12 on the US Billboard Top Tracks chart.[3]

The song was performed live as early as 1979 and is featured on the Live at the Rainbow concert recorded in London, December 1979 and released in 2024 as part of the Dire Straits Live 1978-1992 box set.

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a tempo of 182 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A major with Knopfler's vocal range spanning from A2 to E4. The song has a basic sequence of A–D–E as its chord progression.[4]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic retrospectively praised the song, calling it "the closest thing to exuberant rock & roll this seemingly humorless band had ever attempted."[5]

Charts

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dire Straits Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Twisting By the Pool By Dire Straits – Digital Guitar Tab". Universal Music Publishing Group. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2014 – via Musicnotes.com.
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Dire Straits – Twisting by the Pool". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6251." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "InfoDisc : Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Dire Straits" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Twisting by the Pool". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  19. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  21. ^ "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.