Song · Dire Straits
“Your Latest Trick” by Dire Straits
From the album Brothers in Arms (1985)
“Your Latest Trick” by Dire Straits appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2005. It was first released in 1985 on the album Brothers in Arms. Its best result is #359 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,152 alternative song of all time.
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"Your Latest Trick" sits fourth on Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers in Arms, and Vertigo sent it out in April 1986 as the fifth and last single from that record. It's the band at their most late-night and smoky: Mark Knopfler wrote and sings it, Omar Hakim and John Illsley keep the groove low and unhurried, and Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher fill in the keyboards, with Fletcher and Illsley on backing vocals.
The spotlight belongs to a guest, though. Michael Brecker's tenor saxophone plays the intro and the solo, and on the CD it's preceded by a Randy Brecker trumpet opening that the vinyl leaves off. Knopfler co-produced with engineer Neil Dorfsman. In Hong Kong, a cover of that saxophone intro became the theme for the TVB series File of Justice.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 359 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
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