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"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]

"Heavy Fuel"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album On Every Street
B-side
  • "Planet of New Orleans"
  • "Kingdom Come"
Released21 October 1991 (1991-10-21)[1]
Length
  • 4:57 (album version)
  • 4:03 (single version)
Label
  • Vertigo
  • Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)
  • Mark Knopfler
  • Alan Clark
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Calling Elvis"
(1991)		 "Heavy Fuel"
(1991)		 "On Every Street"
(1992)

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


  1. "Heavy Fuel"
  2. "Planet of New Orleans"
  3. "Kingdom Come"

Chart performance


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



References


  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 October 1991. p. 19.
  2. "On Every Street – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. Dagostino, Susan (25 May 2006). "Mark Knopfler's Song Inspirations". Ezinearticles.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2042." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. "Indice per Interprete: D" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  12. "Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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