In the month that the single was released in the UK (the first time), Straits toured with the Climax Blues Band, and did European shows opening for Styx. Knopfler also remembers the early days of sweat and toil when Dire Straits really were playing the role described in ‘Sultans Of Swing.’ “You’re just going from gig to gig hoping to keep it all together,” he says, “and hoping to get onto a tour, which we managed to do.
I took a sort of ‘Sultans of Swing’ approach to it for that reason, because it’s something you’d associate with a time.” “That was a deliberate thing, going back to a period because it seemed to suit the song. “Sultans of Swing” not only continues to be heard on radio, TV, in retail outlets and many other places to this day, but had an influence on Knopfler’s 2015 solo album Tracker, especially on the song “Beryl.”“I think there was a definite nod to the early Straits with ‘Beryl,’” he said.
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