Your Latest Trick

"Your Latest Trick" is a song by Dire Straits that appeared on the studio album Brothers in Arms, and also on the live album On the Night; the same live version is on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits. The full-length studio album version was included on the most recent compilation The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations.

"Your Latest Trick"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album Brothers in Arms
Released1986
1993 (France)
Format12" maxi
Recorded1985
Genre
Length6:33
LabelVertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Walk of Life"
(1986)		 "Your Latest Trick"
(1986)		 "Calling Elvis"
(1991)

Music

Randy Brecker played the trumpet intro on the CD version, but it is missing on the vinyl version. After that, there is a saxophone intro, played by Michael Brecker, who also plays the saxophone solo. Chris White played the saxophone part on the live version on the Brothers in Arms and On Every Street world tours.

The saxophone introduction was used in the theme music for the TVB series File of Justice.

Single release

"Your Latest Trick" was released as a 12" maxi single on 21 April 1986 as the fifth and final single from the "Brothers in Arms" album in the UK, as well as in other selected territories including Brazil.[1] The single did not have a US release. It peaked at #26 on the UK charts.

The other songs featured on the single were "Irish Boy" and "The Road", both credited as solo efforts by Mark Knopfler.

Track listings
7"
  1. "Your Latest Trick"
  2. "Irish Boy" by Mark Knopfler
  3. "The Road" by Mark Knopfler
12" maxi
  1. "Your Latest Trick" — 6:28
  2. "Irish Boy" by Mark Knopfler — 4:36
  3. "The Long Road" by Mark Knopfler — 7:13

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[2] 6
Polish Single Chart[3] 1
UK Singles Chart[4] 26
Chart (1993)1 Peak
position
French Singles Chart[5] 1

1 EP "Your Latest Trick" / "Encores"

References
  1. http://www.discogs.com/Dire-Straits-Your-Latest-Trick/master/23952
  2. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
  3. "Lista Przebojów Programu 3" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
  5. "Your Latest Trick" / "Encores", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
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