Twisting by the Pool

"Twisting by the Pool"
"Twisting by the Pool"
Song
B-side	"Two Young Lovers"; "If I Had You";

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
Invalid chart entered Germany2	31
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[13]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[14]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[15]	6
Poland (LP3)^[16]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[1]	14
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[2]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[19]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20]	66
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[21]	17

Preceded by "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant	New Zealand number-one single 20 March 1983 – 17 April 1983 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Let's Dance" by David Bowie

References

^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dire Straits Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "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.
^ "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "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.

[UK-1] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[Rock-2] "Dire Straits Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.

[3] "Twisting By the Pool By Dire Straits – Digital Guitar Tab". Musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[4] Ruhlmann, William. "Dire Straits – Twisting by the Pool". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

[5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Flanders_Dire_Straits-6] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[7] "Radio2 top 30: 5 maart 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[8] CHART NUMBER 1372 – Saturday, April 30, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 July 2007). CHUM.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-9] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6251." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[10] "InfoDisc : Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Dire Straits" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[sc_Ireland2_-11] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Twisting by the Pool". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_Dutch40_Dire_Straits_-_Twisting_By_The_Pool-12] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Dire_Straits-13] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_New_Zealand_Dire_Straits-14] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_Norway_Dire_Straits-15] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[16] "TWISTING BY THE POOL – Dire Straits" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_Sweden_Dire_Straits-17] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Dire_Straits-18] "Dire Straits – Twisting By The Pool". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[19] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[20] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[21] "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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