music.wikisort.org - Composition"Heavy Fuel" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from its 1991 album On Every Street. The song was also released as a single and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's second song to do so.[2]
1991 single by Dire Straits
"Heavy Fuel" |
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B-side | - "Planet of New Orleans"
- "Kingdom Come"
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Released | 21 October 1991 (1991-10-21)[1] |
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Length | - 4:57 (album version)
- 4:03 (single version)
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Songwriter(s) | Mark Knopfler |
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Lyrical content
In "Heavy Fuel," Mark Knopfler ironically extols the virtues of such vices as cigarettes, hamburgers, Scotch, lust, money and violence. The phrase "You got to run on heavy fuel" is from the novel Money by Martin Amis, on which Knopfler based his lyric.[3]
Track listings
- "Heavy Fuel"
- "Planet of New Orleans"
- "Kingdom Come"
Chart (1990–1991) |
Peak position |
Australia (ARIA)[4] |
26 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] |
19 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] |
17 |
France (SNEP)[7] |
32 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] |
48 |
Italy (FIMI)[9] |
22 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] |
24 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] |
25 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] |
34 |
UK Singles (OCC)[13] |
55 |
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[2] |
1 |
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[2] |
22 |
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
References
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Tours |
- Brothers in Arms Tour
- On Every Street Tour
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