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DIRE STRAITS - CALLING ELVIS (SONG)
Entry:01/09/1991 (Position 13)
Last week in charts:20/10/1991 (Position 44)
Peak:8 (1 weeks)
Weeks:8
Place on best of all time:3651 (232 points)
Year:1991
Music/Lyrics:Mark Knopfler
Producer:Mark Knopfler
Neil Dorfsman
Guy Fletcher [II]
World wide:
ch  Peak: 2 / weeks: 13
de  Peak: 8 / weeks: 18
at  Peak: 8 / weeks: 10
fr  Peak: 7 / weeks: 14
nl  Peak: 4 / weeks: 13
be  Peak: 2 / weeks: 12 (Vl)
se  Peak: 6 / weeks: 7
no  Peak: 2 / weeks: 7
au  Peak: 8 / weeks: 8
nz  Peak: 9 / weeks: 8

CD-Maxi
Vertigo DS CD 16 (de)



7" Single
Vertigo 868 756-7 (de)
12" Maxi
Vertigo 868 757-1 (eu)



MC
Phonogram 868 756-4


TRACKS
18/08/1991
CD-Maxi Vertigo DS CD 16 (Phonag) [de] / EAN 0042286875729
18/08/1991
12" Maxi Vertigo 868 757-1 (Phonag) [eu] / EAN 0042286875712
1991
CD-Maxi Vertigo DS CD 16 (Phonag) [uk] / EAN 0042286875729
1. Calling Elvis
6:26
2. Iron Hand
3:10
3. Millionaire Blues
4:22
   
18/08/1991
7" Single Vertigo 868 756-7 (Phonag) [de] / EAN 0042286875675
1. Calling Elvis (Album)
6:26
2. Iron Hand
3:09
   
1991
MC Phonogram 868 756-4 / EAN 0042286875644
1. Calling Elvis
6:27
2. Iron Hand
3:11
   

AVAILABLE ON FOLLOWING MEDIA
VersionLengthTitleLabel
Number
Format
Medium
Date
6:26Calling ElvisVertigo
DS CD 16
Single
CD-Maxi
18/08/1991
Album6:26Calling ElvisVertigo
868 756-7
Single
7" Single
18/08/1991
6:27On Every StreetVertigo
510 160-2
Album
CD
10/09/1991
6:27Calling ElvisPhonogram
868 756-4
Single
MC
1991
Live10:25On The NightVertigo
514 766-1
Album
LP
10/05/1993
Live10:27On The NightVertigo
514 766-2
Album
CD
10/05/1993
Edited Version4:37Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire Straits [Limited Edition]Vertigo
538 003-2
Album
CD
29/09/1998
Edited Version4:37Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire StraitsVertigo
558 658-2
Album
CD
10/11/1998
4:37De Pré Historie 1991EVA
74321 85645 2
Compilation
CD
04/06/2001
6:25Private Investigations - The Best Of [Limited Edition]Mercury
987 447-5
Album
CD
04/11/2005
4:42Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire Straits [Sound & Vision]Vertigo / Mercury
UMC 1612
Album
CD
03/10/2008
6:25Les n°1 de Dire Straits & Mark KnopflerMercury
532 148-1
Album
CD
12/10/2009
6:27The Studio Albums 1978-1991Mercury
00602537529193
Album
LP
01/11/2013
6:27On Every Street [Back To Black]Mercury
3752914
Album
LP
16/05/2014
6:27The Studio Albums 1978-1991 [Box Set]Mercury
00602508391361
Album
CD
09/10/2020
Live 199210:31Live 1978-1992Vertigo / Mercury
00602455539229
Album
CD
03/11/2023
MUSIC DIRECTORY
Dire StraitsDire Straits: Discography / Become a fan
DIRE STRAITS IN AUSTRALIAN CHARTS
Singles

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Calling Elvis01/09/199188
Heavy Fuel17/11/1991266
Encores30/05/1993472
 
Albums

TitleEntryPeakweeks
Money For Nothing06/11/1988322
On Every Street22/09/1991119
On The Night30/05/199359
Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire Straits01/11/1998428
Private Investigations - The Best Of (Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler)27/11/2005352
SONGS BY DIRE STRAITS
Angel Of Mercy
Badges, Posters, Stickers, T Shirts
Brothers In Arms
Calling Elvis
Communiqué
Down To The Waterline
Eastbound Train
Expresso Love
Fade To Black
Flashing For Money (Deep Dish vs. Dire Straits)
Follow Me Home
Going Home - Theme From 'Local Hero' (Live)
Hand In Hand
Heavy Fuel
How Long
If I Had You
In The Gallery
Industrial Disease
Iron Hand
It Never Rains
Kingdom Come
Lady Writer
Les Boys
Lions
Local Hero - Wild Theme
Love Over Gold
Love Over Gold (Live)
Millionaire Blues
Money For Nothing
My Parties
News
On Every Street
Once Upon A Time In The West
One World
Planet Of New Orleans
Portobello Belle
Portobello Belle (Live)
Private Investigations
Ride Across The River
Romeo And Juliet
Setting Me Up
Single Handed Sailor
Six Blade Knife
Skateaway
So Far Away
Solid Rock
Solid Rock (Live)
Southbound Again
Sultans Of Swing
Telegraph Road
The Bug
The Man's Too Strong
Think I Love You Too Much
Ticket To Heaven
Tunnel Of Love
Twisting By The Pool
Two Young Lovers
Two Young Lovers (Live)
Walk Of Life
Water Of Love
What's The Matter Baby?
When It Comes To You
Where Do You Think You're Going?
Why Worry
Wild West End
You And Your Friend
Your Latest Trick
Your Latest Trick (Live)
ALBUMS BY DIRE STRAITS
Alchemy - Dire Straits Live
Alchemy - Live (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Brothers In Arms
Brothers In Arms + On Every Street
Communiqué
Dire Straits
Dire Straits [1981]
Essentials
ExtendedancEPlay
Les n°1 de Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler)
Live 1978-1992
Live 1992
Live At The BBC
Live Box
Live In Philadelphia At The Tower Theatre
Live USA
Love Over Gold
Making Movies
Money For Nothing
On Every Street
On The Night
Private Investigations - The Best Of (Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler)
San Francisco 1979
Sultans Of San Francisco
Sultans Of Swing - Live In Germany
Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of Dire Straits
Sydney 1986
The Broadcast Collection 1979-1992
The Studio Albums 1978-1991
DVDS BY DIRE STRAITS
Alchemy - Live
On The Night
Stratospheric Sounds - Live In Basel, Switzerland, 1992
Sultans Of Swing - Live In Germany
Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of
The Videos
 
REVIEWS
Average points: 4.16 (Reviews: 154)
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****
4+
****
i like it i guess.
Last edited: 29/01/2012 11:32
****
Good song.
***
I remember loving this song as a kid. Looking back now, it's probably because of the Thunderbirds filmclip that made me love the song, cause to be honest it does drag on quite a bit.
****
Decent song.
******
Great song from On Every Street.
******
Awesome track.<br><br>P = 46
Last edited: 11/01/2021 03:45
*****
Dire Straits are known for their long songs. This one at first appears to stick to a normal length, but after the last chorus it becomes apparent this isn't gonna finish quickly. And I don't mind a bit, taking in the instrumental brilliance.
****
From their last album. Not great.
***
Werd vooral een grote hit omdat eindelijk het nieuwe Dire Straits album zou uitkomen en de single zakte dan ook weer snel weg. Redelijke popplaat met gedenkwaardige "Thunderbirds"-geinspireerde videoclip.
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