▁un su itable ▁for ▁the ▁desired ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁recording ▁sessions . ▁Williams ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁replaced ▁by ▁jazz ▁session ▁drum mer ▁O mar ▁H ak im , ▁who ▁re - record ed ▁the ▁album ' s ▁drum ▁parts ▁during ▁a ▁two - day ▁stay ▁before ▁leaving ▁for ▁other ▁commit ments . ▁Both ▁H ak im ▁and ▁Williams ▁are ▁cred ited ▁on ▁the ▁album , ▁although ▁Williams ' ▁only ▁contribution ▁was ▁the ▁impro vised ▁cres c endo ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁" M oney ▁for ▁Nothing ". ▁Andy ▁Kan avan ▁was ▁briefly ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁a ▁drum mer . ▁Williams ▁rejo ined ▁for ▁the ▁music ▁videos ▁and ▁the ▁prom ot ional ▁concert ▁world ▁tour . ▁ ▁Com position ▁" M oney ▁for ▁Nothing " ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most - play ed ▁music ▁videos ▁on ▁MTV . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁Dire ▁Stra its ▁songs ▁on ▁a ▁studio ▁album ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁sole ly ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Kn opf ler ▁( the ▁other ▁being ▁" The ▁Car ousel ▁W alt z " ▁which ▁opens ▁M aking ▁Mov ies ), ▁with ▁guest ▁vocal ist ▁St ing ▁given ▁a ▁co - writing ▁credit ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mel ody ▁of ▁the ▁repeated ▁" I ▁want ▁my ▁MTV " ▁( s ung ▁by ▁St ing ) ▁in ▁the ▁song ' s ▁fade out ▁echo ing ▁the ▁mel ody ▁of ▁the ▁Police ' s ▁" Don ' t ▁Stand ▁So ▁Close ▁to ▁Me ". ▁ ▁" W alk