Twisting by the Pool



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 and at No. 12 on the US Billboard Top Tracks chart.

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.

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