Skateaway

Tracklist

1. ASkateaway4:45
2. BLes Boys4:07

Running time 8:52

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

"Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater breezing through busy city streets, while listening to a portable radio through her headphones. It appears on the band's 1980 album Making Movies. It was released as a single in 1980, and in January 1981 peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV, featuring musician Jayzik Azikiwe (1958–2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria's first president Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder.

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Who made it

Played on it

• Roy Bittankeyboard · on 1 track
• John Illsleybass guitar, background vocals · on 1 track
• Mark Knopflerguitar, lead vocals · on 1 track
• Pick Withersdrums (drum set), background vocals · on 1 track

Production

• Jimmy Iovineproducer
• Mark Knopflerproducer
• Jeff Hendricksonassistant engineer · on 1 track
• Jon Mathiasassistant engineer · on 1 track
• Shelly Yakusengineer · on 1 track

Credits from MusicBrainz, written by its volunteers.

The record

• First released
  1980
• Labels
  Mercury Records M 76092
  Vertigo MOVIE 2
  Warner Bros. Records MOVIE 1
• Kind
  Single
• Formats
  Vinyl 15 editions
• Editions
  15 releases in 8 countries
• Running time
  8:52

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Books

• Dire Straits Complete Chord SongbookDire Straits Complete Chord SongbookDire Straits · 2009By Dire Straits
• Jam with Dire StraitsJam with Dire StraitsDire Straits · 2000By Dire Straits
• Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms*Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms*Dire Straits · 1996By Dire Straits
• Dire Straits - Money for Nothing*Dire Straits - Money for Nothing*Dire Straits · 1996By Dire Straits
• The Little Black SongbookThe Little Black SongbookDire Straits · 2010By Dire Straits
• Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler - Little Black SongbookDire Straits and Mark Knopfler - Little Black SongbookDire Straits, Mark Knopfler · 2010By Dire Straits
• Private InvestigationsPrivate InvestigationsDire Straits, Mark Knopfler · 2006By Dire Straits
• Dire StraitsDire StraitsDire Straits · 2000By Dire Straits
• Money for NothingMoney for NothingDire Straits · 1999By Dire Straits
• Sultans of Swing - The Very Best of Dire StraitsSultans of Swing - The Very Best of Dire StraitsDire Straits · 1999By Dire Straits
• Play Guitar with Dire Straits (Play Guitar With)Play Guitar with Dire Straits (Play Guitar With)Dire Straits · 1998By Dire Straits
• Dire Straits - 1982-91Dire Straits - 1982-91Dire Straits · 1997By Dire Straits

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