Skateaway

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“Skateaway”
Single by Dire Straits from the album Making Movies
B-side	Solid Rock
Released	1981
Genre	Rock
Length	06:18
Label	Vertigo
Writer(s)	Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Romeo and Juliet" (1980) "Skateaway" (1981) "Tunnel of Love" (1981)

"Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater (Jay Curley/ Jayzik) breezing through busy city streets, who is listening to a then-newly-released Walkman. It appears on Making Movies. The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV.

v • d • e Dire Straits Mark Knopfler · John Illsley Alan Clark · Guy Fletcher · David Knopfler · Pick Withers · Hal Lindes · Terry Williams · Jack Sonni Albums and EPs Dire Straits · Communiqué · Making Movies · Love over Gold · ExtendedancEPlay · Alchemy · Brothers in Arms · Money for Nothing · On Every Street · On the Night · Encores · Live at the BBC · Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits · The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations Hit singles "Sultans of Swing" · "Lady Writer" · "Romeo and Juliet" · "Skateaway" · "Tunnel of Love · "Private Investigations" · "Twisting by the Pool" · "So Far Away" · "Money for Nothing" · "Brothers in Arms" · "Walk of Life" · "Your Latest Trick" · "Calling Elvis" · "Heavy Fuel" · "On Every Street" · "The Bug"