"Tunnel of Love" is a 1981 rock song by Dire Straits. It appears on the album Making Movies, and subsequently on the live album Live at the BBC and the greatest hits albums Money for Nothing, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, and The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations. It reached a disappointing position of only #54 in the UK singles chart. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 200 × 198 pixelsFull resolution (200 × 198 pixel, file size: 11 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Single cover for the Tunnel of Love 7-inch Single by Dire Straits, scanned by me (Tchernomush), uploaded through the Fair Use because : it is a... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Making Movies is the third album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Harvest Records), Decca Records (with Deram Records) and RCA (with Neon Records). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For more on his work with his two partners, see Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... Dr. Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jimmy Iovine was born on March 11, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York. ... Dr. Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Skateaway is a 1981 rock song by Dire Straits. ... Private Investigations is a popular song by Dire Straits from their album Love Over Gold. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Making Movies is the third album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980. ... Live at the BBC is a live effort by Dire Straits, recorded in-between the release of their first album and Making Movies, their third effort. ... Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by Dire Straits released in 1988. ...

"Tunnel of Love" is one of only three Dire Straits songs not written by Mark Knopfler alone (the other two are "Money for Nothing" and "What's The Matter Baby?"). The song itself is entirely by Knopfler, but the opening instrumental is an arrangement of a melody from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. Dr. Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Money for Nothing is a song by Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 album Brothers in Arms and subsequently became an international hit when released as a single. ... Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein (right), with Irving Berlin (middle) and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions at the St. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...

The song is referred to in the novel So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams.[1]. It was also used during the film Officer and a Gentleman. It was playing on the jukebox when Zach and Paula met for the first time int he bar. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0-345-39183-7) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. ...

Knopfler's outro solo has received numerous plaudits over the years and has many times been described as one of the most heartbreaking guitar solos in history.