Where Do You Think You’re Going?

Name: Where Do You Think You’re Going?
Duration: 3 min 48 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	GB1979-04	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	9102 031
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	DE1979 PT1979	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	6360 170
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	GR1979	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	6360 170
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	CA1979	PolyGram	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:49	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	JP1979	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	RJ-7588
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	US1979	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	HS 3330
1.2	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Lady Writer	Dire Straits	Single	DE1979	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	6059 230
1.2	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Lady Writer	Dire Straits	Single	US1979	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	WBS 49006
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:43	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, 1st pressing, blue swirl, blue lettering)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1984	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (made in Japan)	Dire Straits	Album	US1984	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3330-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Made in West Germany by Polygram)	Dire Straits	Album	US1984	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3330-2, 800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:43	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 1st pressing)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1984	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:43	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, 2nd pressing misprint, divided blue swirl, black lettering)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1984	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (made in Japan, target)	Dire Straits	Album	US1984	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3330-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:43	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, 2nd pressing, divided blue swirl, black lettering)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1984	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 4th pressing with PDO imprint)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1986	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	GB1987	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	7138 109
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	JP1991-06-15	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	PHCR-3137-40
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	ZA1991	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	STARCD 5080
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, PMDC)	Dire Straits	Album	FR1991 DE1991	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	ZA1991	Phonogram	MMTCD 1685
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué (white labels)	Dire Straits	Album	RU1992	Ладъ	LD - 238014
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué (France, PMDC, red CD)	Dire Straits	Album	DE1994	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Dire Straits Remastered, Super Bit Mapping)	Dire Straits	Album	GB1996-06-03	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (“BIEM MCPS” printed on disc label)	Dire Straits	Album	XE1996	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	US2000-09-19	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	9 47770-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	JP2008-10-22	Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)	UICY-93728
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	US2009	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	47770-1
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	JP2012-02-22	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	UIGY-9519
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (SBM remastered)	Dire Straits	Album	JP2013-02-20	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), USM JAPAN (Universal Music Japan label; read the annotation before using!), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	UICY-25352
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	The Studio Albums 1978–1991	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE2013-11	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	0602537529193, 0602537529193v
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:49	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	JP2014-08-27	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	UICY-40084
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:48	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	-2014	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	3752904
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (special edition)	Dire Straits	Album	US2019-10-29	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDSACD 2185
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (special edition)	Dire Straits	Album	US2019-10-29	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	UDSACD 2185
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	US2019-11-13	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	MFSL 2-467
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	US2020-10-09	Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)	603497860562, R2 567156
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:49	Dire Straits	The Studio Albums 1978 – 1991 (remaster)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE2020-10-09	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	00602508391361, 0839136
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	US2021-01-22	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)	R1 3330
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (“Made in Australia” printed on disc label and case insert)	Dire Straits	Album	AU-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:43	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Disc: Made in Korea by SKC Red swirl print.)	Dire Straits	Album	AU-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (DIRE STRAITS REMASTERED, “BIEM MCPS” printed on disc label, “4228005221 AF05662-01” matrix, SBM Super Bit Mapping)	Dire Straits	Album	XE- FR-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (made in USA)	Dire Straits	Album	US-	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	3330-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:46	Dire Straits	Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 5th pressing with PDO imprint)	Dire Straits	Album	GB-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué (SBM, BIEM/MCPS, Made in Germany by EDC)	Dire Straits	Album	XE-	Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)	800 052-2
1.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:50	Dire Straits	Communiqué	Dire Straits	Album	XW-	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
Bootleg
1.1	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:47	Dire Straits	The Whispers of Dire Straits: The Best Ballads	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	RU1999
1.2	Where Do You Think You’re Going	3:49	Dire Straits	Six Blade Knife (The Magic of Dire Straits)	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	TW2018	Chinese Dragon Music	DSM-08-054
2.3	Where Do You Think You’re Going?	3:49	Dire Straits	The Studio Albums 1978–1991	Dire Straits	Album + Compilation	XE2018

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engineer:	Jack Nuber
producer:	Barry Beckett Jerry Wexler
mixer:	Gregg Hamm (US engineer)
bass guitar:	John Illsley (in 1978-12)
drums (drum set):	Pick Withers (in 1978-12)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:	Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:	David Knopfler (in 1978-12) Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12)
guest keyboard:	B. Bear (in 1978-12)
background vocals:	John Illsley (in 1978-12) David Knopfler (in 1978-12)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)

recorded at:	Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1978-12)
mixed at:	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1979-01)

recording of:	Where Do You Think You’re Going? (in 1978-12)

Where Do You Think You’re Going?

lyricist and composer:	Mark Knopfler

publisher:	Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Straightjacket Songs

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