Twisting by the Pool

"Twisting by the Pool"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album ExtendedancEPlay
B-side	"Two Young Lovers" "If I Had You"
Released	1983
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	3:28
Label	Vertigo
Writer(s)	Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Private Investigations" (1982) "Twisting by the Pool" (1983) "So Far Away" (1985)

Twisting by the Pool is a 1983 song by Dire Straits which appears on ExtendedancEPlay. It was released as a single in 1983, peaking at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart^[1] and at No. 12 on the US Billboard Top Tracks chart.^[2]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a tempo of 182 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A major with Knopfler's vocal range spanning from A₃ to E₅. The song has a basic sequence of A–D–E as its chord progression.^[3]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic retrospectively praised the song, calling it "the closest thing to exuberant rock & roll this seemingly humorless band had ever attempted."^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 6 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 7 Canada (CHUM)[8] 16 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 18 France (IFOP)[10] 29 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 31 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 6 Poland (LP3)[17] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 11 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[1] 14 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 12 Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[20] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 66 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 17 References "Archive Chart: 1983-02-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Dire Straits – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Dire Straits. "Twisting By the Pool By Dire Straits – Digital Guitar Tab". Musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved 18 June 2014. Ruhlmann, William. "Dire Straits – Twisting by the Pool". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. "Ultratop.be – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Radio2 top 30: 5 maart 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 18 June 2014. CHART NUMBER 1372 – Saturday, April 30, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2007). CHUM. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6251." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "InfoDisc : Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Dire Straits" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 August 2016. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 August 2016. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Twisting by the Pool". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Charts.org.nz – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Norwegiancharts.com – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "TWISTING BY THE POOL – Dire Straits" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Swedishcharts.com – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Swisscharts.com – Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2014. "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 August 2016.