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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Mixed by Chuck Ainlay, also Tim McGraw (Taylor Swift), A Place in This World (Taylor Swift) and Tied Together With a Smile (Taylor Swift)
Engineered by Chuck Ainlay, also Calling Elvis (Dire Straits), On Every Street (Dire Straits) and Iron Hand (Dire Straits)
Produced by Chuck Ainlay, also Boom, Like That, The Trawlerman’s Song and Sailing to Philadelphia
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Chuck Ainlay engineered 3 of Mark Knopfler’s top 10 songs
Chuck Ainlay produced 3 of Mark Knopfler’s top 10 songs
Mark Knopfler wrote 262 songs on fono
Mark Knopfler produced 220 songs on fono
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Mark Knopfler
- Produced by
- Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler
- Performed by
- Aubrey Haynie, Chad Cromwell, Glenn Worf, Guy Fletcher, Jim Cox, Mark Knopfler and Richard Bennett
- Engineered by
- Chuck Ainlay
- Mixed by
- Chuck Ainlay
- Part of
- Sailing to Philadelphia
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Mark Knopfler
- Produced by
- Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler
- Performed by
- Aubrey Haynie, Chad Cromwell, Glenn Worf, Guy Fletcher, Jim Cox, Mark Knopfler and Richard Bennett
- Engineered by
- Chuck Ainlay
- Mixed by
- Chuck Ainlay
- Part of
- Sailing to Philadelphia
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Chuck Ainlay
Same engineer: Chuck Ainlay
Same producer: Chuck Ainlay
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: Sailing to Philadelphia
Same mixer: Chuck Ainlay
Same engineer: Chuck Ainlay
Same producer: Chuck Ainlay
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Aubrey Haynie
What It Is was performed by Aubrey Haynie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Chad Cromwell
What It Is was performed by Chad Cromwell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Glenn Worf
4MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Guy Fletcher
What It Is was performed by Guy Fletcher
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Jim Cox
6MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Mark Knopfler
What It Is was performed by Mark Knopfler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz What It Is was performed by Richard Bennett
What It Is was performed by Richard Bennett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz What It Is was produced by Chuck Ainlay
9MusicBrainz What It Is was produced by Mark Knopfler
What It Is was produced by Mark Knopfler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz What It Is was written by Mark Knopfler
11MusicBrainz What It Is is part of the release Sailing to Philadelphia
What It Is is part of the release Sailing to Philadelphia
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song What It Is
Mercury Records is the label of the song What It Is
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz What It Is was engineered by Chuck Ainlay
What It Is was engineered by Chuck Ainlay
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz What It Is was mixed by Chuck Ainlay
15MusicBrainz What It Is was released on 2000-09-15