Song · Identified from short videos
Money For Nothing
Dire Straits
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler · 1985 · 8:24 · Matched in 6 short videos · Last seen 3 days ago
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- Recognitions
- 6
- In videos
- 6
- Total reach
- 3.4M
- Last seen
- 3 days ago
Matched in 6 short videos (2 on TikTok, 2 on X/Twitter, 1 on Instagram Reels, and 1 on YouTube Shorts). ~3.4M combined plays. Last seen 3 days ago.
If you've run into "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits lately, chances are it was through one YouTube Shorts video by The Gaijin Guy — the biggest clip we've matched to this track, now at roughly 2.7M plays.
Our recognition logs place it in 6 videos so far (2 on TikTok, 2 on X/Twitter, 1 on Instagram Reels, and 1 on YouTube Shorts). Those clips add up to roughly 3.4M combined plays. The latest match landed 3 days ago.
You can preview the full track on Apple Music from the player at the top of this page — handy if you only caught a few seconds of it in a video.
We also link 8 related tracks further down, so you can keep digging through music Dire Straits fans and short-video creators reach for.
Audio DNA
- Length
- 8:24
- Released
- 1985
- Album
- Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Videos using this song
6 videos · 3 new in the last 30 days · 3.4M combined plays · 4 platforms · since May 2026
Trending · 3 new clips in the last 30 days
@TheGaijinGuy
2.7M
@AbeTheShinzo
342.5k
@bestofeverythingim
270.6k
@keida17van
22.6k
@notsantibjs
11.2k
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Questions
What is the song "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits?
"Money For Nothing" is a track by Dire Straits that ClipMusic has matched as the background music in 6 short videos on TikTok, X/Twitter, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
How many videos use "Money For Nothing"?
ClipMusic has catalogued "Money For Nothing" in 6 videos so far — 2 on TikTok, 2 on X/Twitter, 1 on Instagram Reels, and 1 on YouTube Shorts. Together those clips account for about 3.4M plays.
Where can I listen to "Money For Nothing"?
Use the Apple Music link at the top of this page to play the full version of "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits.
How do I find this song from a video?
Copy the video link and paste it into ClipMusic's Music Finder. It reads the audio directly and returns the title and artist when there's a match — the same way we matched "Money For Nothing" across TikTok, X/Twitter, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. It's free and works in your browser with no signup.
Can I use "Money For Nothing" in my own video?
"Money For Nothing" is a released track by Dire Straits and is almost certainly protected by copyright. Check your platform's licensing rules before adding it to monetized content — what's fine on a personal post can trigger a claim once you monetize.
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