Live at the BBC (Dire Straits album) the booklet, but this version really comes from Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, recorded on 19 December 1980. The album features one unreleased song, "What's the Matter Baby?", co-written by Mark Knopfler and his brother David. It is the only song to appear on a Dire Straits album not written exclusively by Mark Knopfler; while two other Dire Straits songs list Knopfler sharing writing credits — "Tunnel of Love" from "Making Movies" (with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) and "Money for Nothing" from "Brothers in Arms" (with Sting) — but in both cases the song itself was entirely written by Knopfler,
Dire Straits for, but only one person in her department agreed at first. Many of the songs on the album reflected Mark Knopfler's experiences in Newcastle, Leeds and London. "Down to the Waterline" recalled images of life in Newcastle; "In the Gallery" is a tribute to Leeds sculptor/artist Harry Phillips (father of Steve Phillips); "Wild West End" and "Lions" were drawn from Knopfler's early days in the capital. That same year, Dire Straits began a tour as opening band for Talking Heads after the re-released "Sultans of Swing" finally started to climb the UK charts. This led to a United States recording