" Sultans of Swing " was re-issued again as a single in November 1988 , a month after it appeared on the band 's greatest hits album '' Money for Nothing , '' when it peaked at No. 62 . It was also included on '' Sultans of Swing : The Very Best of Dire Straits '' and '' The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler : Private Investigations . '' Knopfler has improvised and expanded that solo during live performances . The coda of the live recording on the 1984 album '' Alchemy '' stretches the song to nearly 11 minutes . Another live version of the song came at the 1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in London when Eric Clapton teamed up with the band to play the song , providing rhythm guitar
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Sultans of Swing